Picloxydine
Picloxydine (trade name Vitabact[1]) is a bisbiguanide antiseptic used in eye drops. It is structurally similar to chlorhexidine.
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1-N',4-N'-bis[N'-(4-chlorophenyl)carbamimidoyl]piperazine-1,4-dicarboximidamide | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.024.623  |
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| C20H24Cl2N10 | |
| Molar mass | 475.37756 |
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References
- Obikili AG, Oji EO, Shonekan RO, Otti P (1988). "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. PMID 3274675.
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