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Picloxydine

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Picloxydine (trade name Vitabact[1]) is a bisbiguanide antiseptic used in eye drops. It is structurally similar to chlorhexidine.

References

  1. ↑ Obikili AG, Oji EO, Shonekan RO, Otti P (1988). “A double-blind comparison of picloxydine dihydrochloride (Vitabact eye drops) and sulfacetamide eye drops in the topical therapy of trachoma”. Rev Int Trach Pathol Ocul Trop Subtrop Sante Publique. 65 (3–4): 119–32. PMID 3274675.

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