Potassium Permanganate

Scheme

Ph. Eur.

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

D08AX06,V03AB18

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0007722-64-7

Chemical Formula

K-Mn-O4

Molecular Weight

158

Therapeutic Categories

Antidote

Astringent agent

Dermatological agent: Topical antiseptic

Chemical Names

Permanganic acid, potassium salt (USP)

Potassium permanganate (USP)

Foreign Names

• Kalii permanganas (Latin)
• Kaliumpermanganat (German)
• Potassium permanganate de (French)
• Permanganato potásico (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Potassium Permanganate (OS: JAN)
• CCRIS 5561 (IS)
• Chameleon mineral (IS)
• Condy's crystals (IS)
• Manganese potassium oxide (IS)
• NSC 146182 (IS)
• Permanganate of potash (IS)
• UNII-00OT1QX5U4 (IS)
• Kalii permanganas (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Potassium Permanganate (PH: Ph. Eur. 6, BP 2010, USP 32, JP XV)

Brand Names

• Kalio permanganata
  Valentis, Lithuania



• Permanganate de Potassium Lafran
  Lafran, France



• Permasol
  Münir Sahin, Turkey



• Permitabs
  Alliance, United Kingdom



• Potassio Permanganato Nova Argentia
  Nova Argentia, Italy



• Potassio Permanganato Zeta
  Zeta, Italy



• Potassium Permanganate
  Health Support Ltd, New Zealand; MidWest, New Zealand



• Potasu nadmanganian
  Hasco, Poland

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Ph. Eur.	European Pharmacopoeia
USP	Pharmacopoeia of the United States

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