Chemical formula: C₁₄H₁₂O₂ Molecular mass: 212.244 g/mol PubChem compound: 2345
Benzyl benzoate is a benzoate ester obtained by the formal condensation of benzoic acid with benzyl alcohol. Benzyl benzoate is one of the older preparations used to treat scabies. Scabies is a skin infection caused by the mite sarcoptes scabiei. Benzyl benzoate is lethal to this mite and so is useful in the treatment of scabies. It is also used to treat lice infestation of the head and body. Benzyl benzoate is not the treatment of choice for scabies due to its irritant properties.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| P03AX01 | Benzyl benzoate | P Antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents → P03 Ectoparasiticides, incl. scabicides, insecticides and repellents → P03A Ectoparasiticides, incl. scabicides → P03AX Other ectoparasiticides, incl. scabicides |
Benzyl benzoate is an active ingredient of these brands:
Brazil (BR)Cyprus (CY)Ecuador (EC)Estonia (EE)France (FR)Hong Kong (HK)Ireland (IE)
Lithuania (LT)Malta (MT)
New Zealand (NZ)
Tunisia (TN)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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