Permethrin

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

UK matches:

• Permethrin 5% w/w Cream (Sandoz Limited) (SPC)

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

P03AC04

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0052645-53-1

Chemical Formula

C21-H20-Cl2-O3

Molecular Weight

391

Therapeutic Categories

Scabicide

Insecticide

Pediculocide

Chemical Name

Cyclopropanecarboxylic acid, 3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethyl-, (3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl ester

Foreign Names

• Permethrinum (Latin)
• Permethrin (German)
• Perméthrine (French)
• Permetrina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Permethrin (OS: BAN, USAN)
• Perméthrine (OS: DCF)

Brand Names

• Acticin
  Bertek, United States



• Advantix (Permethrin and Imidacloprid (veterinary use))
  Bayer, Poland; Bayer Animal, Germany; Bayer Animal Health, Luxembourg; Bayer Animal Health, South Africa; Bayer Australia Ltd Animal Health, Australia; Bayer Santé Animale Division Santé Animale, France; Bayer Tiergesundheit, Austria; Provet, Switzerland



• Aluband Coleira (veterinary use)
  Hoechst Roussel Vet, Portugal



• Antiparasitas (Permethrin and Piperonyl Butoxide (veterinary use))
  Setric Portugal, Portugal



• Arotrix
  Aristopharma, Bangladesh



• Assy
  Assistance, Argentina



• Auriplak (veterinary use)
  Virbac, Germany; Virbac, United Kingdom; Virbac, Netherlands



• Bayvantic (Permethrin and Imidacloprid (veterinary use))
  Bayer Animal, Norway; Orion, Finland



• Beau Beau Anti-Vlooienshampoo (veterinary use)
  Beaphar, Netherlands



• Biokill (veterinary use)
  F.Lima S.A., Portugal



• Bovi Clip (veterinary use)
  Emax, Netherlands



• Canac (veterinary use)
  Sinclair, United Kingdom



• Canitex (Permethrin and Pyrethrin (veterinary use))
  ORNI-EX, Lda., Portugal



• Canovel (veterinary use)
  Pfizer Animal Health, United Kingdom



• Capitis
  Fecofar, Argentina



• Cat Flea Collar (veterinary use)
  Sherley's, United Kingdom



• Catovel (veterinary use)
  Pfizer Animal Health, United Kingdom



• Charlieu Anti-Poux
  Mayoly-Spindler, Tunisia



• Companion Flea Powder (veterinary use)
  Battle, United Kingdom



• Crown Louse Powder (veterinary use)
  Cypharm, Ireland



• Defencare (veterinary use)
  Virbac, Germany; Virbac, United Kingdom; Virbac, Netherlands



• Defencat (veterinary use)
  Virbac, United Kingdom; Virbac de Portugal, Portugal



• Defendare (veterinary use)
  Virbac de Portugal, Portugal



• Defendog (veterinary use)
  Virbac, Belgium; Virbac, Switzerland; Virbac, France; Virbac, Italy; Virbac, Netherlands; Virbac de Portugal, Portugal



• Deorix
  Popular, Bangladesh



• Dermocanis (Permethrin and Piperonyl Butoxide (veterinary use))
  Esteve Farma Lda., Portugal



• Dermoper
  Defuen, Argentina



• Dertil
  Drag Pharma, Chile



• Dertolit
  Farmindustria, Peru



• Destolit
  Mediderm, Peru



• Detebencil
  Roux-Ocefa, Argentina



• Diacan (Permethrin and Piperonyl Butoxide (veterinary use))
  Quifipor - Química Fina Portuguesa, Lda., Portugal



• Dog Net (veterinary use)
  Omega Pharma France, France



• Dog Spot on (veterinary use)
  Bob Martin, United Kingdom



• Duogard (Permethrin and Pyriproxyfen (veterinary use))
  Virbac, Australia; Virbac, New Zealand



• Duowin (Permethrin and Pyriproxyfen (veterinary use))
  Virbac, Switzerland; Virbac, France; Virbac, Luxembourg; Virbac, Poland; Virbac de Portugal, Portugal



• Ease-On (Permethrin and Pyriproxyfen (veterinary use))
  Troy Laboratories, Australia



• Ecto Spot (Permethrin and Methoprene (veterinary use))
  Intervet, South Africa



• Ecto-soothe (veterinary use)
  Virbac, Australia



• Elimate
  Incepta, Bangladesh



• Elimex
  Dr. Collado, Dominican Republic



• Elimite
  Allergan, United States



• Emipet (veterinary use)
  EM. Emivete, Portugal



• Equis Shoo Fly (veterinary use)
  Mavlab, Australia



• Ermite
  Jayson, Bangladesh



• Exil Tick Off (veterinary use)
  Francodex, Netherlands; Schering-Plough Vet, Netherlands



• Exil Wash Away (veterinary use)
  Francodex, Netherlands



• Exspot (veterinary use)
  Essex Tierarzneimittel, Germany; Essex Tierarznei, Poland; Schering-Plough, Sweden; Schering-Plough Animal, Norway; Schering-Plough Animal Health, South Africa; Schering-Plough Vet, Italy; Schering-Plough Veterinary, United Kingdom; Vetcare, Finland; Veterinaria, Switzerland



• Felt Cat Flea Collar (veterinary use)
  Johnson & Johnson, United Kingdom



• Fido's FleaBomb (Permethrin and Methoprene (veterinary use))
  Mavlab, Australia



• Fido's Permethrin (veterinary use)
  Mavlab, Australia



• Flea & Tick Spot on (veterinary use)
  Bob Martin, United Kingdom



• Flea &Tick (veterinary use)
  Exelpet Products, Australia



• Fleaban (veterinary use)
  Exelpet Products, Australia



• Fleaban House & Carpet (Permethrin and Pyriproxyfen, + Piperonyl Butoxide (veterinary use))
  Exelpet Products, Australia



• FLEGO (Permethrin and Cyromazine (veterinary use))
  Novartis Animal Health, South Africa



• Fletic (veterinary use)
  IDT, Germany



• Fly Repellent Plus for Horses (veterinary use)
  Schering-Plough Veterinary, United Kingdom



• Flypor (veterinary use)
  Crown Animals, United Kingdom



• Foractil (veterinary use)
  Formevet, Italy



• Frento (veterinary use)
  Francodex, Portugal



• Fripi
  Monserrat, Argentina



• Friskies (veterinary use)
  Alfamed, Portugal



• Fussy Puss Cat Flea Collar (veterinary use)
  Sinclair, United Kingdom



• Gamabenceno Plus
  Bussié, Colombia; Bussié, Guatemala; Bussié, Honduras; Bussié, Nicaragua; Bussié, El Salvador



• Gamaderm
  Biochem, Colombia



• Head-to-tail Flea Powder (veterinary use)
  Schering-Plough Veterinary, United Kingdom



• Helpp
  ISA, Argentina



• Indorex (Permethrin and Piperonyl Butoxide, + Pyriproxyfen (veterinary use))
  Virbac, Germany; Virbac, New Zealand



• Infectopedicul
  Infectopharm, Germany



• InfectoScab
  Infectopharm, Austria; Infectopharm, Germany; Infectopharm, Luxembourg



• Insecticidal Shampoo (veterinary use)
  Sherley's, United Kingdom



• Insektol (veterinary use)
  ICF, Italy



• JDS (veterinary use)
  Anivite - Alimentação Racional para Animais, SA, Portugal



• Katrina
  Ariston, Ecuador



• Kawu (Permethrin and Piperonyl Butoxide (veterinary use))
  Quifipor - Química Fina Portuguesa, Lda., Portugal



• Kilnits
  Andromaco, Chile



• Kinderval
  Omicron, Argentina



• Kwell
  GlaxoSmithKline, Argentina; GlaxoSmithKline, Philippines



• Kwellada
  ARIS, Turkey; GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Canada



• Licerin
  Drug International, Bangladesh



• Lincoln Lice Control Plus (veterinary use)
  Battle, United Kingdom



• Lincoln Sweet Itch Control (veterinary use)
  Battle, United Kingdom



• Lorix
  Opsonin, Bangladesh



• Lotrix
  GlaxoSmithKline, Bangladesh



• Louse Powder (veterinary use)
  Arnolds, United Kingdom



• Loxazol
  Chefaro, Netherlands; GlaxoSmithKline, Netherlands; Interdelta, Switzerland



• Lyclear Cream Rinse
  Chefaro, Ireland



• Lyclear Dermal Cream
  Chefaro, Ireland; GlaxoSmithKline, Israel



• Lyclear
  Chefaro, United Kingdom; GlaxoSmithKline, United Arab Emirates; GlaxoSmithKline, Bahrain; GlaxoSmithKline, Iran; GlaxoSmithKline, Kuwait; GlaxoSmithKline, Qatar



• Lyderm
  PSM, New Zealand



• Mascote (Permethrin and Piperonyl Butoxide (veterinary use))
  Quifipor - Química Fina Portuguesa, Lda., Portugal



• Max antiparasite Hunde-Spray Express (veterinary use)
  Vitakraft, Switzerland



• Mite-X
  Fischer, Israel



• Mithin
  Edruc, Bangladesh



• Natura Insecticidal Collar (veterinary use)
  Virbac, United Kingdom



• New-Nok
  Meditrend, Israel



• Nidifol-G
  GAMA, Georgia



• Nitagon (Permethrin and Piperonyl Butoxide)
  Medpro, South Africa



• Nittyfor
  Teva, Lithuania; Teva, Latvia



• Nix Creme Rinse
  Omega, Luxembourg



• Nix Dermal
  GlaxoSmithKline, Guyana; GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Canada



• Nix
  ACO, Iceland; Aco Hud, Finland; Aco Hud, Norway; Aco Hud, Sweden; ACO Hud AB, Denmark; Chefaro, Italy; Chefaro, Portugal; GlaxoSmithKline, Canada; GlaxoSmithKline, Estonia; GlaxoSmithKline, Latvia; GlaxoSmithKline, Romania; GlaxoSmithKline, Russian Federation; GlaxoSmithKline, Sweden; GlaxoSmithKline, Slovenia; Insight, United States; Insight Pharmaceuticals, Canada; Omega, Belgium; Omega, Greece



• Nopucid
  Farmindustria, Peru; Interbelle, Argentina



• Norshield (Permethrin and Methoprene (veterinary use))
  Norbrook, South Africa



• Noscab
  Beximco, Bangladesh



• Novo-Herklin 2000
  Armstrong, Mexico



• Ongedierteshampoo (veterinary use)
  Aafarma, Netherlands



• Parapoux
  Laboratories Omega Pharma, France



• Pedeks
  LMP, Lithuania; LMP, Latvia



• Penncapthrin (veterinary use)
  Hoechst Roussel Vet, Portugal



• Peritol (Permethrin and Piperonyl Butoxide (veterinary use))
  Quifipor - Química Fina Portuguesa, Lda., Portugal



• Perlice
  Galderma, India



• Perls
  Globe, Bangladesh



• Permecure
  OTC, Spain



• Permenin
  Medicon, Bangladesh



• Permethrin
  Actavis, United States; Perrigo, United States



• Permethrin (veterinary use)
  Johnson's, United Kingdom; Sherley's, United Kingdom



• Permetral (veterinary use)
  ICF, Italy



• Permetrina
  LMP, Latvia



• Permetrino
  LMP, Lithuania



• Permin
  Acme, Bangladesh



• Permisol
  ACI, Bangladesh



• Permit Spray (veterinary use)
  Styger, Switzerland



• Permit Ungeziefershampoo (veterinary use)
  Virbac, Switzerland



• Permoxin (veterinary use)
  Dermcare-Vet, Australia; Pfizer Animal Health, New Zealand



• Perosa
  Eskayef, Bangladesh



• Pertrin (veterinary use)
  Copyr, Italy



• Petscription Triplegard (Permethrin and Pyriproxyfen, + Piperonyl butoxide (veterinary use))
  Virbac, New Zealand



• Petscription Triplegard (Permethrin and Pyriproxyfen, + Pyrethrin (veterinary use))
  Virbac, New Zealand



• Petty (Permethrin and Piperonyl Butoxide (veterinary use))
  Quifipor - Química Fina Portuguesa, Lda., Portugal



• Piokil Plus
  Farma, Venezuela



• Preventic Permethrin (veterinary use)
  Virbac, Germany



• Protect (Permethrin and Pyriproxyfen (veterinary use))
  Virbac, Australia



• Protect-A-Home (Permethrin and Piperonyl Butoxide, + Pyriproxyfen (veterinary use))
  Virbac, Australia



• Proticall (Permethrin and Chlorpyrifos (veterinary use))
  Schering-Plough Animal Health, South Africa



• Pulvex Spot (veterinary use)
  Schering-Plough Animal Health, Belgium



• Pulvex (veterinary use)
  Intervet, France; Schering-Plough Veterinária, Lda, Portugal



• Pustix Duo (Permethrin and Pyriproxyfen (veterinary use))
  Véto-Centre, France



• Quellada Head Lice Treatment
  GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Australia; Stafford-Miller, Hong Kong



• Quellada Scabies Treatment
  GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Australia; Stafford-Miller, Hong Kong



• Quick Kill (veterinary use)
  Pharmachem, Australia



• Quitoso
  Elisium, Argentina



• Ridect (veterinary use)
  Pfizer Animal Health, United Kingdom; Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, Ireland



• Sarcop
  Unipharma, Spain



• Sarnol
  Ariston, Ecuador



• Scabex
  Square, Bangladesh



• Scabiacid
  Valetudo, Italy



• Scabianil
  Sofar, Italy



• Scabid
  Chemist, Bangladesh



• Scabisan
  Chinoin, Mexico



• Scaboz
  Zodak, India



• Scaper
  Bio-Pharma, Bangladesh



• Scarin
  Ibn Sina, Bangladesh



• Secto Flea Powder (veterinary use)
  Sinclair, United Kingdom



• Shampoo Dog Insecticidal (veterinary use)
  Chifa, Italy



• Skilin
  General Pharma, Bangladesh



• Stomoxin (veterinary use)
  Schering-Plough Veterinária, Lda, Portugal



• Swift (veterinary use)
  Cypharm, Ireland; Pharmachem, Australia; Young's, United Kingdom



• Switch (veterinary use)
  Day Son, United Kingdom



• Tabercan (veterinary use)
  Divasa Farmavic de Portugal, Lda, Portugal



• Taberdog (veterinary use)
  Divasa Farmavic de Portugal, Lda, Portugal



• Tectonik (veterinary use)
  Virbac, Belgium



• Tick-Fence (veterinary use)
  Novartis Animal Health, Netherlands



• Tic-Tac
  United Pharmaceutical, United Arab Emirates; United Pharmaceutical, Bahrain; United Pharmaceutical, Iraq; United Pharmaceutical, Jordan; United Pharmaceutical, Libya; United Pharmaceutical, Qatar; United Pharmaceutical, Saudi Arabia; United Pharmaceutical, Sudan; United Pharmaceutical, Yemen



• Tindal
  Luper, Brazil



• Tugon (veterinary use)
  Bayer Portugal, SA., Portugal



• Ultrum (Permethrin and Piperonyl Butoxide, + Bioallethrin, + Pyriproxyfen (veterinary use))
  Kyron, South Africa



• Velvet Flea Collar (veterinary use)
  Bob Martin, United Kingdom



• Vetsense (veterinary use)
  CM Laboratories P/L, Australia



• Vetzyme JDS Insecticidal Shampoo (veterinary use)
  Seven Seas, United Kingdom



• Vifoskol (Permethrin and Piperonyl Butoxide (veterinary use))
  Divasa Farmavic de Portugal, Lda, Portugal



• Vlooienshampoo (veterinary use)
  Beaphar, Netherlands



• Wellcare (veterinary use)
  Essex Tierarzneimittel, Germany



• Witty
  Natural Health, Argentina



• Xenex (veterinary use)
  Genitirix, United Kingdom



• Y Tex Brute (veterinary use)
  Flycam, Australia



• Zalvor
  GlaxoSmithKline, Belgium; GlaxoSmithKline, Luxembourg; GlaxoSmithKline, Turkey



• Zehu-Ze
  Biogal, Israel



• Zekout (veterinary use)
  ICF, Italy



• Zunex
  Rephco, Bangladesh

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BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
OS	Official Synonym
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
SPC	Summary of Product Characteristics (UK)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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