Methylrosanilinium Chloride

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000548-62-9

Chemical Formula

C25-H30-Cl-N3

Molecular Weight

407

Therapeutic Categories

Disinfectant

Antiinfective

Dermatological agent: Topical antiseptic

Antifungal agent

Anthelmintic

Chemical Names

N-[4-[Bis[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]methylene]cyclohexa-2,5-dienylidene]-N-methylmethanaminium chloride (hexamethyl-p-rosanilinium chloride) (BP, Ph. Eur.)

[4-[Bis[p-(dimethyl-amino)phenyl]methylene]-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene]-dimethylammonium chloride (USAN)

Benzenemethanol, 4-(dimethylamino)-α,α-bis[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]-, hydrochloride

Methanaminium, N-[4-[bis[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]-methylene]-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene]-N-methyl-, chloride (USAN)

Foreign Names

• Methylrosanilinii Chloridum (Latin)
• Methylrosanilinium chlorid (German)
• Chlorure de Méthylrosanilinium (French)
• Cloruro de metilrosanilina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Méthylrosanilinium (chlorure de) (OS: DCF)
• Methylrosanilinium Chloride (OS: BAN, JAN)
• Basic violet (IS)
• Cl 42555 (IS)
• Crystal violet (IS)
• Crystalloviolaceum (IS)
• Gentian Violet (IS)
• Gentianaviolett (IS)
• Methylrosanilinium chloratum (IS)
• Metilrosanilino cloruro (IS)
• Violet cristallisé (IS)
• Violeta de Genciana (IS)
• Crystal Violet (PH: BP 1980)
• Gentian Violet (PH: USP 32)
• Methylrosanilinii chloridum (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Methylrosanilinium chloratum (PH: Ph. Helv. VI, Editio)
• Methylrosanilinium Chloride (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6, Ph. Int. 4, JP XIV)
• Methylrosaniliniumchlorid (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Violet cristallisé (PH: Ph. Franç. Xe édit)

Brand Names

• Aerotet (Methylrosanilinium Chloride and Oxytetracycline (veterinary use))
  Virbac, New Zealand



• Metilrosanilinio Cloruro Marco Viti
  Marco Viti, Italy



• Metilrosanilinio Cloruro Nova Argentia
  Nova Argentia, Italy



• Metilrosanilinio Cloruro Ramini
  Ramini, Italy



• Metilrosanilinio Cloruro Sella
  Sella, Italy



• Metilrosanilinio Cloruro Zeta
  Zeta, Italy



• Pioktanina roztwor etanolowy 1%
  Hasco, Poland



• Pyoctaninum Coeruleum
  Hasco, Poland



• Spirytusowy Roztwór Fioletu Gencjanowego
  Gemi, Poland



• Tetravet (Methylrosanilinium Chloride and Oxytetracycline (veterinary use))
  Bomac, New Zealand



• Vigencial
  Estedi, Spain



• Violeta de Genciana
  Lafarpe, Peru; Volta, Chile



• Violeta Genciana
  Valma, Chile



• Wodny Roztwor Fioletu Gencjanowego
  Gemi, Poland

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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