Octenidine Dihydrochloride

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Octenidine dihydrochloride is a cationic antiseptic belonging to the bispyridine class of chemicals and being effective against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. It is an antiseptic agent intended for use in oral hygiene, preventing plaque and gingivitis, as a whole body wash for methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) decolonization, for skin disinfection of premature newborn infant, and short-term supportive antiseptic wound treatment as a 0.1% aqueous solution for cutaneous use.