Dipyrithione

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0003696-28-4

Chemical Formula

C10-H8-N2-O2-S2

Molecular Weight

252

Therapeutic Categories

Antiseptic

Antifungal agent

Chemical Name

Pyridine, 2,2'-dithiobis-, 1,1'-dioxide

Foreign Names

• Dipyrithionum (Latin)
• Dipyrithion (German)
• Dipyrithione (French)
• Dipiritiona (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Dipyrithione (OS: USAN)
• Omadine disulfide (IS: Olin)
• OMDS (IS: Olin)

Brand Names

• Crimanex
  Drossapharm, Switzerland



• Perkapil
  Kurtsan, Turkey

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Glossary

IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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