Benzyl Alcohol

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000100-51-6

Chemical Formula

C7-H8-O

Molecular Weight

108

Therapeutic Categories

Pharmaceutic aid

Disinfectant

Anesthetic, local

Chemical Name

Benzenemethanol

Foreign Names

• Alcoholum Benzylicum (Latin)
• Benzylalkohol (German)
• Alcool benzylique (French)
• Alcohol bencilico (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Alcool benzilico (OS: DCIT)
• Alcool benzylique (OS: DCF)
• Benzyl Alcohol (OS: JAN)
• Phenylcarbinolum (IS)
• Phenylmethanol (IS)
• Alcohol benzylicus (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Benzyl Alcohol (PH: BP 2010, JP XV, Ph. Int. 4, NF 27, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Benzylalkohol (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Benzylique (alcool) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• 4-06-00-02597 (IS: Beilstein)
• Dichlorobenzyl alcohol (IS)
• Dybenal (IS)
• Myacide SP (IS)
• Rapidosept (IS)
• UNII-1NKX3648J9 (IS)

Brand Names

• Alcool Benzylique
  Unimed, Tunisia



• Autoderm
  Ecolab, Germany



• Cepacol (Benzyl Alcohol and Cetylpyridinium)
  Adcock Ingram Pharmaceuticals, South Africa



• Strepsils (Benzyl Alcohol and Amylmetacresol)
  Reckitt Benckiser, Bulgaria; Reckitt Benckiser, Switzerland; Reckitt Benckiser, Slovenia



• Ulesfia
  Sciele, United States



• Coldrex Laryplus (Benzyl Alcohol and Hexylresorcinol)
  GlaxoSmithKline, Slovenia



• Dobendan Strepsils Synergie (Benzyl Alcohol and Amylmetacresol)
  Reckitt Benckiser, Germany



• Dobendan Cool (Benzyl Alcohol and Amylmetacresol)
  Reckitt Benckiser, Germany



• Neo Borocillina C (Benzyl Alcohol and Ascorbic Acid)
  Alfa Wassermann, Italy



• Neo Borocillina
  Alfa Wassermann, Italy



• Neo Borocillina (Benzyl Alcohol and Benzoic Acid)
  Alfa Wassermann, Italy



• Neo Borocillina Tosse (Benzyl Alcohol and Dextromethorphan)
  Alfa Wassermann, Italy



• Strepsils Sugar Free (Benzyl Alcohol and Amylmetacresol)
  Reckitt Benckiser, New Zealand



• Strepsils (Benzyl Alcohol and Amylmetacresol)
  Novartis, Sweden; Reckitt Benckiser, Belgium; Reckitt Benckiser, Croatia (Hrvatska); Reckitt Benckiser, Ireland; Reckitt Benckiser, New Zealand; Reckitt Benckiser, South Africa; Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare, Denmark; Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare, Spain; Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare, Finland; Reckitt Benckiser HealthcareBoots, Netherlands

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)

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