Indications |
Topical/Cutaneous Wound cleansing Adult: Apply 0.1-1% aqueous solution or 0.5% cream onto affected area. Topical/Cutaneous Seborrhoeic dermatitis Adult: Apply 10% shampoo solution onto the scalp. Incompatibility: Incompatible with soaps and other anionic surfactants, bentonite, iodine, phenylmercuric nitrate and alkali hydroxides. |
Contraindications |
Hypersensitivity; contact with eyes, brain, meninges and middle ear; use in body cavities or as an enema; sterilising surgical instruments and heat-labile articles; disinfection of soft contact lenses. |
Warnings / Precautions |
Prolonged usage may increase risk of hypersensitivity reactions. To be used externally only. |
Adverse Reactions |
Oral: Nausea and vomiting, oesophageal damage and necrosis. IV/Intrauterine: Haemolysis. Topical: Rarely, burns. |
Mechanism of Actions |
Cetrimide has actions and uses typical of cationic surfactants which dissociates in aqueous soln into a smaller inactive anion and into a large and complex cation responsible for the surface activity. It has bactericidal activity against gram-positive bacteria. |
ATC Classification |
D08AJ04 - cetrimide ; Belongs to the class of quaternary ammonium compound antiseptics. Used in the treatment of dermatological diseases. D11AC01 - cetrimide ; Belongs to the class of medicated shampoos. |
Available As |
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Cetrimide
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Cetrimide Containing Brands
Cetrimide is used in following diseases
Drug - Drug Interactions of Cetrimide
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