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 code Group title Classification
P03AX06 P Antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents → P03 Ectoparasiticides, incl. scabicides, insecticides and repellents → P03A Ectoparasiticides, incl. scabicides → P03AX Other ectoparasiticides, incl. scabicides
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Product monographs

Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):

Title Information Source Document Type  
ULESFIA Lotion FDA, National Drug Code (US) MPI, US: SPL/PLR

Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 100-51-6
DrugBank Drug: DB06770
KEGG Drug: D00077
PubChem Compound: 244
RxNorm Ingredient: 1426
SNOMED-CT Concept: 256062006
Benzyl alcohol (substance)
SNOMED-CT Concept: 55902002
Benzyl alcohol (substance)
UNII Identifier: LKG8494WBH
BENZYL ALCOHOL

Medicines

Benzyl alcohol is an active ingredient of these brands:

United States (US)

Austria (AT)

France (FR)

Hong Kong (HK)

Ireland (IE)

Malta (MT)

New Zealand (NZ)

Poland (PL)

United Kingdom (UK)

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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