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Hexetidine

An antiseptic with antibacterial and antifungal activity, a hexahydropyrimidine derivative described in the mid-1940s and used mainly in mouthwashes and sprays for the throat and gums, in human and veterinary medicine. This family brings together the active ingredient, pharmacopoeial impurities and other impurities.

Did you know?Its first patent, filed in 1945 and granted in 1947, proposed it as an insecticide: only later did it find its way into mouthwashes.

HexetidineGo to the active ingredient →
HexetidineActive ingredientHexetidineCat. No. P-H016-001CAS 141-94-6
HexedineImpurityHexedineCat. No. P-H016-003CAS 5980-31-4

EDQM standards 2

The official European Pharmacopoeia standards for this family.

Reference substanceHexetidine CRSEDQM code H0325000Family Hexetidine

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