Disinfectants/antiseptics

Sahcyhc acid USP, EP, and other pharmacopeia grades are used medically as antiseptic, disinfectant, antifungal, and keratolytic agents. Sahcyhc acid is formulated in lotion or ointment formulations for the treatment of dandmff, eczema, psoriasis, and various parasitic skin diseases. Because the keratolytic property of this aromatic acid has use in the safe removal of dead skin cells from the surface of healthy skin, the acid is used in concentrated sahcyhc acid solutions or suspensions to remove warts and corns. In more dilute form, sahcyhc acid preparations have found use in dandmff and eczema treatment. Sahcyhc acid has been considered and found effective by the Advisory Committees to the FDA in various over-the-counter (OTC) dmg regulated uses. Among these are acne products, dermatitis, dry skin, dandmff and psoriasis products, and foot care products (24). 

The growth of bacteria, as with other living organisms, can be inhibited or prevented. Antiseptics, disinfectants, antibiotics and chemotherapeutic agents are the names given to special chemicals developed to combat infectioa They are discussed in later chapters. 

Table 10.6 Examples of the main antimicrobial groups as antiseptics, disinfectants and presenratives... 

Biocides are widely used as antiseptics, disinfectants and preservatives in a variety of fields, e.g. industrial, medical and pharmaceutical, dental, veterinary, food microbiology. 

Uses. Antiseptics disinfectants solvent insecticides resins flame-retardant plasticizers... 

Resorcinol 1/3 as potent as phenol (used both as an antiseptic/ disinfectant). Used as antiseptic. 

Used as antiseptic disinfectant for surgical, instruments, utensils, baths etc. 

Some of the chemical classes of antiseptics, disinfectants, and sterilants are described briefly in the text that follows. The reader is referred to the general references for descriptions of physical disinfection and sterilization methods. 

Most of the studies reported in the literature have been directed to the antiseptic, disinfectant, dosage or sterilizing action of... 

Antiseptics - [DISINFECTANTS AND ANTISEPTICS] (Vol 8) -industrial applications [INDUSTRIAL ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS] (Vol 14) -mercury compounds in [MERCURY COMPOUNDS] (Vol 16) -mercury-containing [MERCURY] (Vol 16) -quaternary ammonium compounds as [QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS] (Vol 20)... 

Most of the studies reported in the literature have been directed to the antiseptic, disinfectant, dosage or sterilizing action of azobischloroformamidine. Galvin (Ref 7) froze the compd with H20 into a cake, sheet or film for application as a disinfectant or germicidal agent... 

Block, S. S., ed., Sterilants, Disinfectants and Antiseptics, Disinfection, Preservation and Sterilization, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, New York, 2001. 

Uses Creosote is a flammable, oily liquid with a characteristic smoky smell, caustic burning taste, but colorless in pure form. It is primarily used as a wood preservative and as a waterproofing agent, animal dip, an ingredient in fuel oil, and in the manufacture of chemicals and lampblack. It is extensively used in the pharmaceutical industry as an antiseptic, disinfectant, antipyretic, astringent, styptic, germicide, and expectorant. 

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