Phenol

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

Scheme

USAN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

C05BB05,D08AE03,N01BX03,R02AA19

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000108-95-2

Chemical Formula

C6-H6-O

Molecular Weight

94

Therapeutic Categories

Disinfectant

Anesthetic, local

Analgesic

Pharmaceutic aid: Preservative

Sclerosing agent

Agent for local antivaricose therapy

Antipsoriatic

Chemical Name

Phenol

Foreign Names

• Phenolum (Latin)
• Phenol (German)
• Phénol (French)

Generic Names

• Phenol (OS: JAN)
• Acid carbolique (IS)
• AI3 01814 (IS)
• Benzenol (IS)
• Carbolic acid (IS)
• Caswell No.649 (IS)
• CCRIS 504 (IS)
• CTFA 02288 (IS)
• Dentogene (IS: GenicotHoussia)
• EINECS 203-632-7 (IS)
• EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 064001 (IS)
• FEMA No.3223 (IS)
• HSDB 113 (IS)
• Hydroxybenzene (IS)
• Izal (IS)
• NCI C50124 (IS)
• NSC 36808 (IS)
• Oxybenzene (IS)
• Phenic acid (IS)
• Phenylic acid (IS)
• PhOH (IS)
• RCRA waste number U188 (IS)
• Phenol (PH: BP 2010, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Phénol (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Phenolum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Anaemex Iron (Phenol and Iron Polymaltose (veterinary use))
  Ausrichter, Australia



• Camphenic (Phenol and Camphor)
  Agusa Nippon, Japan



• Cepastat
  Sanofi-Aventis, Hong Kong



• Diluant Physiologique Phenole
  Stallergenes, Tunisia



• Fenolo Marco Nova Argentia (Phenol and Glycerol)
  Nova Argentia, Italy



• Fenolo Marco Viti (Phenol and Glycerol)
  Marco Viti, Italy



• Fenolo Zeta (Phenol and Glycerol)
  Zeta, Italy



• Mastidina Pomada (veterinary use)
  Ceva, Portugal



• Murakami Camphenic (Phenol and Camphor)
  Agusa Nippon, Japan



• Noraver
  Tecnoquimicas, Colombia



• Oily Phenol Injection
  MaCarthys, Malta; Mayne, Hong Kong; Phebra, Australia



• Oily Phenol
  AFT, New Zealand; UCB Pharma, United Kingdom



• Ozonol Ointment (Phenol and Zinc Oxide)
  Bayer, Canada



• Paoscle
  Torii Yakuhin, Japan



• Phenol
  MidWest, New Zealand



• Phenolated Water
  Nikko Seiyaku, Japan



• Prephen
  Orion, New Zealand



• Sore Throat
  Pharmaceutical Associates, United States

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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