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

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000548-62-9

Chemical Formula

C25-H30-Cl-N3

Molecular Weight

408

Therapeutic Categories

Disinfectant

Antifungal agent

Anthelmintic agent

Antiseptic agent, topical

Chemical Names

N-[4-[Bis[4-(dimetylamino)phenyl]metylene]cyclohexa-2,5-dienylidene]-N-metylmetanaminium chloride (hexametyl-p-rosanilinium chloride) (BP, Ph. Eur.)

[4-[Bis[p-(dimetyl-amino)phenyl]metylene]-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene]-dimetylammonium chloride (USAN)

Benzenemetanol, 4-(dimetylamino)-α,α-bis[4-(dimetylamino)phenyl]-, hydrochloride

Metanaminium, N-[4-[bis[4-(dimetylamino)phenyl]-metylene]-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene]-N-metyl-, chloride (USAN)

Foreign Names

• Methylrosanilinii Chloridum (Latin)
• Methylrosanilinium chlorid (German)
• Chlorure de Méthylrosanilinium (French)
• Cloruro de metilrosanilina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Méthylrosanilinium (chlorure de) (OS: DCF)
• Methylrosanilinium Chloride (OS: BAN, JAN)
• Basic violet (IS)
• Cl 42555 (IS)
• Crystal violet (IS)
• Crystalloviolaceum (IS)
• Gentian Violet (IS)
• Gentianaviolett (IS)
• Methylrosanilinium chloratum (IS)
• Metilrosanilino cloruro (IS)
• Violet cristallisé (IS)
• Violeta de Genciana (IS)
• Crystal Violet (PH: BP 1980)
• Gentian Violet (PH: USP 41)
• Methylrosanilinii chloridum (PH: Ph. Eur. 9.4, Ph. Int. 7)
• Methylrosanilinium chloratum (PH: Ph. Helv. VI)
• Methylrosanilinium Chloride (PH: BP 2018, JP XVII, Ph. Int. 7)
• Methylrosanilinium chloride (PH: Ph. Eur. 9.4)
• Methylrosaniliniumchlorid (PH: Ph. Eur. 9.4)
• Violet cristallisé (PH: Ph. Franç. 11)

Brand Names

• 1% Spirytusowy roztwor fioletu gencjanowego Gemi
  Gemi, Poland
• 1% Wodny roztwor fioletu gencjanowego Gemi
  Gemi, Poland
• 2% Spirytusowy roztwor fioletu gencjanowego Gemi
  Gemi, Poland
• 2% Wodny roztwor fioletu gencjanowego Gemi
  Gemi, Poland
• Aerotet forte [+ Oxytetracycline] [veterinary use]
  Virbac, New Zealand
• Cristal Violetto
  Marco Viti Farmac., Italy; Sella, Italy; Zeta Farm., Italy
• Faxet [+ Lidocaine]
  Laboratorios Euromed Chile, Chile
• Fungol [+ Malachite Green] für Süsswasserzierfische [veterinary use]
  Keller, Switzerland
• Gencjana 0.5%
  Hasco-Lek, Poland
• Gencjana 1%
  Hasco-Lek, Poland
• Gentiane Violet
  Laboratoire Atlas, Canada
• Metilrosanilinio Cloruro
  Nova Argentia, Italy
• Pyoctanini 3% [veterinary use]
  Chema-Elektromet, Poland
• Solutio Pyoctanini Galen-Pharma
  Galen, Bulgaria
• Tetravet [+ Oxytetracycline] [veterinary use]
  Bayer New Zealand, New Zealand
• Vigencial
  Aldo Union, Spain
• Violeta Genciana 2% Valma
  Laboratorio Valma, Chile

Glossary

Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.