Propylparaben

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

Scheme

USAN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000094-13-3

Chemical Formula

C10-H12-O3

Molecular Weight

180

Therapeutic Category

Pharmaceutic aid: Preservative

Chemical Name

Benzoic acid, 4-hydroxy-, propyl ester

Foreign Names

• Propylis parahydroxybenzoas (Latin)
• Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoat (German)
• Propyle (parahydroxybenzoate de) (French)

Generic Names

• Propyl parahydroxybenzoate (OS: JAN)
• Propylparaben (OS: USAN)
• Propylium parahydroxybenzoicum (IS)
• Propylium paraoxybenzoicum (IS)
• Solbrol P (IS)
• Propile paraidrossibenzoato (PH: F.U. IX)
• Propyl Hydroxybenzoate (PH: Ph. Int. 4, BP 2010)
• Propyl Parahydroxybenzoate (PH: JP XIV, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Propyle (parahydroxybenzoate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6, Ph. Franç. Xe édit)
• Propylis hydroxybenzoas (PH: Ph. Int. 4)
• Propylis parahydroxybenzoas (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Propylparaben (PH: USP 30)
• Propylparaben Sodium (OS: USAN)
• Propile paraidrossibenzoato sodico (PH: F.U. IX)
• Propyle (parahydroxybenzoate de) sodé (PH: Ph. Franç. Xe édit)
• Propylis parahydroxybenzoas natricus (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Propylparaben Sodium (PH: USP 30)
• Sodium Propyl Hydroxybenzoate (PH: BP 2010)
• Sodium Propyl Parahydroxybenzoate (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Kortico (Propylparaben and Methylparaben (veterinary use))
  Bayer Animal Health, South Africa



• Exhibit (veterinary use)
  IncaFlight, Australia

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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