dequalinium chloride

Indications

• Bacterial vaginosis

Dosage

• 10 mg intravaginal once daily for 6 days

vaginal tablets: 10 mg

Adverse effects

• tolerability of dequalinium chloride was rated as very good in 60% of patients vs 40% with metronidazole

Mechanism of action

• broad-spectrum antiseptic

More general terms

• topical antiseptic

Database

• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=10649
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=2993
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=6420004