acrisorcin

{{Short description|Chemical compound}}

{{Drugbox

| Verifiedfields = changed

| Watchedfields = changed

| image = Acrisorcin.png

| verifiedrevid = 477241233

| type = combo

| component1 = 9-Aminoacridine

| class1 = Antiseptic

| component2 = 4-Hexylresorcinol

| class2 = Antiseptic

| tradename =

| pregnancy_AU =

| pregnancy_US =

| pregnancy_category =

| legal_AU =

| legal_CA =

| legal_UK =

| legal_US =

| legal_status =

| routes_of_administration =

| CAS_number_Ref = {{cascite|changed|??}}

| CAS_number = 7527-91-5

| ATC_prefix = none

| ATC_suffix =

| PubChem = 24144

| DrugBank_Ref = {{drugbankcite|correct|drugbank}}

| DrugBank =

| ChemSpiderID_Ref = {{chemspidercite|correct|chemspider}}

| ChemSpiderID = 22568

| UNII_Ref = {{fdacite|correct|FDA}}

| UNII = 2U918O4BEV

| KEGG_Ref = {{keggcite|correct|kegg}}

| KEGG = D02759

| ChEMBL_Ref = {{ebicite|changed|EBI}}

| ChEMBL = 1201038

}}

Acrisorcin is a topical anti-infective typically used as a fungicide.{{Cite web|url=https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/24144|title=Acrisorcin| work = PubChem | publisher = U.S. National Library of Medicine |language=en|access-date=2019-03-26}} It is a combination of the active ingredients 9-aminoacridine and 4-hexylresorcinol.{{Cite web|url=https://echa.europa.eu/substance-information/-/substanceinfo/100.028.536|title=Acrisorcin - Substance Information | publisher = European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) |language=en-GB|access-date=2019-03-26}}

__TOC__

History

Acrisorcin was marketed as a cream under the trade name Akrinol, which has since been discontinued. It was developed at Indiana State University in 1961.{{cite journal | vauthors = | title = A new agent for the control of tinea versicolor. Acrisorcin (Akrinol) | journal = JAMA | volume = 196 | issue = 11 | pages = 1010 | date = June 1966 | pmid = 5952419 | doi = 10.1001/jama.1966.03100240144035 }}

Indications

Acrisorcin was used to combat pityriasis versicolor.

References

{{Reflist}}

Category:Antifungals

Category:Combination drugs

{{antimicrobial-stub}}