Chemistry:Picloxydine

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Picloxydine
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Names
IUPAC name
1-N',4-N'-bis[N'-(4-chlorophenyl)carbamimidoyl]piperazine-1,4-dicarboximidamide
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Properties
C20H24Cl2N10
Molar mass 475.37756
Pharmacology
1=ATC code }} S01AX16 (WHO)
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Picloxydine (trade name Vitabact[1]) is a bisbiguanide antiseptic used in eye drops. It is structurally similar to chlorhexidine.

References

  1. "A double-blind comparison of picloxydine dihydrochloride (Vitabact eye drops) and sulfacetamide eye drops in the topical therapy of trachoma". Revue Internationale du Trachome et de Pathologie Oculaire Tropicale et Subtropicale et de Santé Publique 65 (3–4): 119–32. 1988. PMID 3274675.