Benzalkonium Compounds
"Benzalkonium Compounds" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A mixture of alkylbenzyldimethylammonium compounds. It is a bactericidal quaternary ammonium detergent used topically in medicaments, deodorants, mouthwashes, as a surgical antiseptic, and as a as preservative and emulsifier in drugs and cosmetics.
| Descriptor ID |
D001548
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.092.877.096.040 D02.675.276.080
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Benzalkonium Compounds" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Pertzborn MC, Prabhakaran S, Abu-Hasan M, Baker D, Wu S, Wu Y, Hendeles L. Continuous Albuterol With Benzalkonium in Children Hospitalized With Severe Asthma. Pediatrics. 2020 04; 145(4).