Composition
Cetrimide 20% W/V, Isopropyl Alcohol 10% W/V
Used for
Its used as antiseptic and disinfectant for pyoderma, wounds, cuts, burns, pruritis, furunculosis, preoperative applications to hands, disinfectant hospital vessels.
Side effects
Contact dermatitis, Burns
How to use
Use under medical supervision.
How it works
Cetrimide is a topical disinfectant. It is a quaternary ammonium antiseptic with bactericidal activity against gram-positive and at the higher concentrations against few gram-negative bacteria. They have variable antifungal activity, and are effective against some viruses. Isopropyl Alcohol also acts as disinfectant and acts by dissolving plasma membrane of the cell wall.