Potassium Hydroxide

Scheme

Ph. Eur.

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0001310-58-3

Chemical Formula

K-O-H

Molecular Weight

56

Therapeutic Categories

Pharmaceutic aid

Dermatological agent: Caustic

Chemical Name

Potassium Hydroxide (USAN)

Foreign Names

• Kalii hydroxidum (Latin)
• Kaliumhydroxid (German)
• Potassium, hydroxyde de (French)
• Hidróxido potásico (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Caustic Potash (OS)
• Potassium Hydroxide (OS: USAN, JAN)
• Ätzkali (IS)
• CCRIS 6569 (IS)
• Cyantek CC 723 (IS)
• E 525 (IS)
• Kalii hydroxidum purissimum (IS)
• Kalium causticum fusum (IS)
• Potash Lye (IS)
• Potassa (IS)
• Potassium Hydroxide (PH: Ph. Eur. 6, BP 2010, USP 32, JP XV)

Brand Names

• Cerumenol
  Desma, Spain



• Glycerin and Potash Solution (Potassium Hydroxide and Glycerol)
  Fudjimi Seiyakushiyo, Japan



• InfectoDell
  Infectopharm, Germany

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Ph. Eur.	European Pharmacopoeia
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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