lapyrium

Trade name: virac rex

Small moleculeapproved

Approved

Jan 1, 1982

Lapyrium, or lapirium, as the chloride salt lapirium chloride (INN) or lapyrium chloride (USAN), is a cationic surfactant that is used in cosmetic personal care products as a biocide and antistatic agent. A 50% solution of Lapyrium Chloride produced slight to moderate erythema. Lapyrium is also used in waste-water treatment and corrosion inhibition formulations. — NCATS

Clinical trial activity

0 trials · 0 clinical orgs · 1 marketing orgs

Phase 1
0
Phase 2
0
Phase 3
0
Phase 4
0

Timeline

1980s

  1. Jan 1, 1982

    Earliest FDA Approval

Indications

Mechanism of action

  • Unspecified targetOTHER

    Unknown

  • Unspecified targetSurfactant

    surfactant

Combination products

Approval history

  • approvedJan 1, 1982

Chemistry & pharmacology

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SMILES

CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCCNC(=O)C[n+]1ccccc1
Mol. weight
363.52 g/mol
Lipinski Ro5
Pass
Rule of 3
No
Chirality
Achiral Molecule
Inorganic
No
Polymer
No
Delivery
Topical
Availability
Discontinued

Oral

No

Parenteral

No

Topical

Yes

Sources

Also known as

  • lapirium chloride
  • lapirium chloride
  • lapirium chloride
  • lapyrium
  • lapyrium
  • lapyrium
  • lapyrium
  • lapyrium
  • lapyrium
  • lapyrium chloride
  • lapyrium chloride
  • lapyrium chloride
  • lapyrium chloride
  • lapyrium chloride

Organizations

Marketing (2)

OrganizationOrg typeRelationshipDate
Chesebrough-PondsFor profitNDA2
Chesebrough-PondsFor profitNDA