Benzethonium

Bencetonium Chloride; Benzethonium Chloride; Care-Tech Brand of Benzethonium Chloride; Formula Magic; Hyamine 1622; Orchid Fresh II; Phemeride; Phemerol; Phemethryn; Puri-Clens; Quatrachlor; Solamin; Sween Brand of Benzethonium Chloride
Bactericidal cationic quaternary ammonium surfactant used as a topical anti-infective agent. It is an ingredient in medicaments, deodorants, mouthwashes, etc., and is used to disinfect apparatus, etc., in the food processing and pharmaceutical industries, in surgery, and also as a preservative. The compound is toxic orally as a result of neuromuscular blockade.