Hexamidine
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| IUPAC name | 4-[6-(4-carbamimidoylphenoxy)hexoxy]benzamidine |
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| SMILES | C1=CC(=CC=C1C(=N)N)OCCCCCCOC2=CC=C(C=C2)C(=N)N |
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| Molecular formula | C20H26N4O2 |
| Molar mass | 354.446 |
| Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references | |
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Hexamidine is an antiseptic/disinfectant.
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| Acridine derivatives | Ethacridine lactate - Aminoacridine - Euflavine |
| Biguanides and amidines | Dibrompropamidine - Chlorhexidine - Propamidine - Hexamidine - Polihexanide |
| Phenol and derivatives | Hexachlorophene - Policresulen - Phenol - Triclosan - Chloroxylenol - Biphenylol |
| Nitrofuran derivatives | Nitrofurazone |
| Iodine products | Iodine/octylphenoxypolyglycolether - Povidone-iodine - Diiodohydroxypropane |
| Quinoline derivatives | Dequalinium - Chlorquinaldol - Oxyquinoline - Clioquinol |
| Quaternary ammonium compounds | Benzalkonium - Cetrimonium - Cetylpyridinium - Cetrimide - Benzoxonium chloride - Didecyldimethylammonium chloride |
| Mercurial products | Mercuric amidochloride - Phenylmercuric borate - Mercuric chloride - Mercurochrome - Thiomersal - Mercuric iodide |
| Silver compounds | Silver nitrate |
| Others | Hydrogen peroxide - Eosin - Propanol - Tosylchloramide sodium - Isopropanol - Potassium permanganate - Sodium hypochlorite - Ethanol |
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| Topical: sympathomimetics, plain | Cyclopentamine - Ephedrine - Phenylephrine - Oxymetazoline - Tetryzoline - Xylometazoline - Naphazoline - Tramazoline - Metizoline - Tuaminoheptane - Fenoxazoline - Tymazoline - Epinephrine |
| Topical: antiallergic agents, excluding corticosteroids | Cromoglicic acid - Levocabastine - Azelastine - Antazoline - Spaglumic acid - Thonzylamine - Nedocromil - Olopatadine |
| Topical: corticosteroids | Beclometasone - Prednisolone - Dexamethasone - Flunisolide - Budesonide - Betamethasone - Tixocortol - Fluticasone - Mometasone furoate - Triamcinolone - Ciclesonide |
| Topical: other nasal preparations | Calcium hexamine thiocyanate - Retinol - Ipratropium bromide - Ritiometan - Mupirocin - Hexamidine - Framycetin |
| Systemic use: Sympathomimetics | Phenylpropanolamine - Pseudoephedrine - Phenylephrine |
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| Antiseptics | Ambazone - Dequalinium - Dichlorobenzyl alcohol - Chlorhexidine - Cetylpyridinium - Benzethonium - Myristyl-benzalkonium - Chlorquinaldol - Hexylresorcinol - Acriflavinium chloride - Oxyquinoline - Povidone-iodine - Benzalkonium - Cetrimonium - Hexamidine - Phenol |
| Antibiotics | Neomycin - Tyrothricin - Fusafungine - Bacitracin - Gramicidin |
| Local anesthetics | Benzocaine - Lidocaine - Cocaine - Dyclonine |
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Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
