Benzyl alcohol
Chemical formula: C₇H₈O Molecular mass: 108.138 g/mol PubChem compound: 244
Active ingredient description
Benzyl alcohol inhibits lice from closing their respiratory spiracles, allowing the vehicle to obstruct the spiracles and causing the lice to asphyxiate.
Medicine classification
This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:
| ATC Group | Classification | |
|---|---|---|
| P03AX06 | P Antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents → P03 Ectoparasiticides, incl. scabicides, insecticides and repellents → P03A Ectoparasiticides, incl. scabicides → P03AX Other ectoparasiticides, incl. scabicides | |
Product monographs
Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):
| Document | Type | Information Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ULESFIA Lotion | MPI, US: SPL/PLR | FDA, National Drug Code (US) |
Structural formula
External identifiers
Medicines
Benzyl alcohol is an active ingredient of these brands:
Austria (AT)
France (FR)
Hong Kong (HK)
Ireland (IE)
Malta (MT)
New Zealand (NZ)
Nigeria (NG)Poland (PL)
United Kingdom (UK)
United States (US)Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide. |
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