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Drug ReportsPermethrin
Permethrin
Elimite, Nix, Permethrin (permethrin) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Permethrin was first approved as Nix on 1986-03-31. It is used to treat lice infestations and scabies in the USA.
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MeSH
infectionsD007239
skin and connective tissue diseasesD017437
Trade Name
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Elimite, Nix, Permethrin (discontinued: Nix, Permethrin)
Drug Products
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Permethrin
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ELIMITEAurobindo PharmaN-019855 RX1989-08-25
1 products, RLD
NIXMedTech ProductsN-019918 OTC1990-05-02
1 products, RLD, RS
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elimiteNew Drug Application2024-01-24
germ nix antibacterial hand sanitizerOTC monograph not final2020-03-28
good neighbor pharmacy lice treatmentANDA2017-10-31
good sense lice killing creme rinseANDA2022-11-21
leader lice treatmentANDA2021-06-17
lice treatmentANDA2022-04-27
nixNew Drug Application2021-12-02
nix complete lice treatmentNew Drug Application2020-04-23
nix lice killing creme rinseNew Drug Application2022-02-07
nixoderm unguentoOTC monograph final2016-02-10
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lice infestations—D010373B85.2
scabies—D012532B86
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ATC Codes
P: Antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents
— P03: Ectoparasiticides, incl. scabicides, insecticides and repellents
— P03A: Ectoparasiticides, incl. scabicides
— P03AC: Pyrethrines, incl. synthetic compounds, ectoparasiticides, incl. scabicides
— P03AC04: Permethrin
— P03AC54: Permethrin, combinations
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ScabiesD012532—B86——1——1
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Drug common namePermethrin
INNpermethrin
Description
Permethrin is a cyclopropanecarboxylate ester in which the esterifying alcohol is 3-phenoxybenzyl alcohol and the cyclopropane ring is substituted with a 2,2-dichlorovinyl group and with gem-dimethyl groups. It has a role as a pyrethroid ester insecticide, a pyrethroid ester acaricide, an agrochemical, an ectoparasiticide and a scabicide. It is a member of cyclopropanes and a cyclopropanecarboxylate ester. It is functionally related to a 3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid.
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Small molecule
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Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence)
CC1(C)C(C=C(Cl)Cl)C1C(=O)OCc1cccc(Oc2ccccc2)c1
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CAS-ID52645-53-1
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ChEMBL IDCHEMBL1525
ChEBI ID34911
PubChem CID40326
DrugBankDB04930
UNII ID509F88P9SZ (ChemIDplus, GSRS)
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Permethrin
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