Cetrimonium

Cetrimonium, cetyl trimethylammonium, or hexadecyltrimethylammonium is a quaternary ammonium cation whose salts are used as antiseptics:

  • Cetrimonium bromide
  • Cetrimonium chloride

They have the ATC codes D08AJ02 (as skin antiseptics) and R02AA17 (as throat antiseptics).


Antiseptics and disinfectants (D08)
Acridine derivatives
  • Ethacridine lactate
  • 9-Aminoacridine
  • Euflavine
Biguanides and amidines
  • Dibrompropamidine
  • Chlorhexidine#
  • Propamidine
  • Hexamidine
  • Polihexanide
Phenol and derivatives
  • Hexachlorophene
  • Policresulen
  • Phenol
  • Triclosan
  • Chloroxylenol#
  • Biphenylol
  • Fenticlor
Nitrofuran derivatives
  • Nitrofurazone
Iodine products
  • Iodine/octylphenoxypolyglycolether
  • Povidone-iodine#
  • Diiodohydroxypropane
Quinoline derivatives
  • Dequalinium
  • Chlorquinaldol
  • Oxyquinoline
  • Clioquinol
Quaternary ammonium compounds
  • Benzalkonium
  • Benzethonium chloride
  • Cetrimonium (bromide/chloride)
  • Cetylpyridinium
  • Cetrimide
  • Benzoxonium chloride
  • Didecyldimethylammonium chloride
Mercurial products
  • Mercuric amidochloride
  • Phenylmercuric borate
  • Mercuric chloride
  • Merbromin
  • Thiomersal
  • Mercuric iodide
Silver compounds
  • Silver nitrate
Alcohols
  • Propanol (propyl alcohol)
  • Isopropanol (isopropyl alcohol)
  • Ethanol (ethyl alcohol)#
Other
  • Potassium permanganate
  • Sodium hypochlorite
  • Hydrogen peroxide
  • Eosin
  • Tosylchloramide
  • Octenidine dihydrochloride
  • #WHO-EM
  • ‡Withdrawn from market
  • Clinical trials:
    • †Phase III
    • §Never to phase III

M: INT, SF, LCT

anat/phys/devp

noco (i/b/d/q/u/r/p/m/k/v/f)/cong/tumr (n/e/d), sysi/epon

proc, drug (D2/3/4/5/8/11)
Throat preparations (R02)
Antiseptics
  • Acriflavinium chloride
  • Ambazone
  • Benzalkonium
  • Benzethonium
  • Cetrimonium (bromide/chloride)
  • Cetylpyridinium
  • Chlorhexidine
  • Chlorquinaldol
  • Dequalinium
  • Dichlorobenzyl alcohol
  • Hexamidine
  • Hexylresorcinol
  • Myristyl-benzalkonium
  • Oxyquinoline
  • Phenol
  • Povidone-iodine
Antibiotics
  • Bacitracin
  • Fusafungine
  • Gramicidin
  • Neomycin
  • Tyrothricin
Local anesthetics
  • Benzocaine
  • Cocaine
  • Dyclonine
  • Lidocaine
Other
  • Flurbiprofen

M: RES

anat (n, x, l, c)/phys/devp

noco (c, p)/cong/tumr, sysi/epon, injr

proc, drug (R1/2/3/5/6/7)