Isopropyl Alcohol

Scheme

Ph. Eur.

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

D08AX05

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000067-63-0

Chemical Formula

C3-H8-O

Molecular Weight

60

Therapeutic Categories

Pharmaceutic aid

Disinfectant

Dermatological agent: Topical antiseptic

Foreign Names

• Alcohol isopropylicus (Latin)
• 2-Propanol (German)
• Alcool isopropylique (French)
• Alcohol isopropílico (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Isopropanol (OS: JAN)
• Isopropyl Alcohol (OS: USAN)
• 1-Methylethanol (IS)
• 2-Hydroxypropane (IS)
• 4-01-00-01461 (IS: Beilstein)
• BRN 0635639 (IS)
• CCRIS 2308 (IS)
• Dimethyl Carbinol (IS)
• IPA (IS)
• iso-Propanol (IS)
• NSC 135801 (IS)
• Petrohol (IS)
• Rubbing alcohol (IS)
• Secondary Propyl Alcohol (IS)
• UNII-ND2M416302 (IS)
• 2-Propanol (PH: Ph. Int. 4)
• Isopropanol (PH: JP XV)
• Isopropyl Alcohol (PH: Ph. Eur. 6, USP 32, JP XV, BP 2010)

Brand Names

• Braunoderm (Isopropyl Alcohol and Povidone-Iodine)
  B. Braun Medical, Switzerland; B.Braun, Germany; B.Braun, Poland; Braun, Belgium; Braun, Ireland; Braun, Luxembourg; Braun, Slovenia



• Cutasept (Isopropyl Alcohol and Benzalkonium)
  Bode, Switzerland



• Desamon (Isopropyl Alcohol and Didecyldimethylammonium Chloride)
  Streuli Pharma, Switzerland



• Hibital (Isopropyl Alcohol and Chlorhexidine)
  Globopharm, Switzerland



• Marcocid (Isopropyl Alcohol and Propanol)
  Willvonseder & Marchesani, Austria



• Rutisept (Isopropyl Alcohol and Triclosan)
  Ecolab, Germany



• Softa-Man (Isopropyl Alcohol and Propanol)
  B. Braun Medical, Switzerland

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Ph. Eur.	European Pharmacopoeia
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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