Aluminium Chlorohydrate

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0001327-41-9

Chemical Formula

Al2-Cl-O5-H5

Molecular Weight

174

Therapeutic Category

Dermatological agent: Antiperspirant

Chemical Name

Aluminum chloride hydroxide

Foreign Names

• Aluminium hydroxydatum chloratum (Latin)
• Dialuminiumchloridpentahydroxid (German)

Generic Names

• Aluminum Chlorohydrate (OS: USAN)
• Aluminium hydroxychlorid (IS)
• Aluminum chlorhydroxide (IS)
• Aluminum hydroxychloride (IS)
• Dialuminium-chlorid-pentahydroxid (IS)
• Aluminum Chlorohydrate (PH: USP 32)

Brand Names

• Aloxan Derma
  Promedico, Israel



• Gelsica
  Resinag, Switzerland



• Phosphonorm
  Medice, Germany; Medice, Estonia; Medice, Latvia; Salmon, Switzerland



• Sodorant
  Stiefel, Argentina



• Terkur
  Orva, Turkey

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Glossary

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

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