Regulatory PathRegulatory requirements compared

Active substance

Chloroxylenol

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Canada Canada — marketed products (Health Canada)

BrandDINStrengthForm · routeCompany
APPLAUD AB ANTISEPTIC LOTIONIZED HAND SOAP024805060.5 % / W/WLOTION · TOPICAL (COMMERCIAL)ZEP MANUFACTURING COMPANY OF CANADA
DETTOL003734354.8 % / W/WSOLUTION · TOPICALRECKITT BENCKISER (CANADA) INC
DIGICLEAN E FOAM HAND SOAP022428471 %LIQUID · TOPICALECOLAB CO
GERMICIDAL HAND SOAP LIQ 0.6%019778730.6 %LIQUID · TOPICALOSTREM CHEMICAL CO LTD.
PHENREX MVD023141260.6 % / W/WSOLUTION · TOPICALIMREX INC.
PURKLENZ024404583 % / W/VLIQUID · TOPICALPURKLENZ FORMULATIONS INC
QUICK CLEAN022769171 %GEL · TOPICALSPRAKITA PRODUCTS
SOFT CARE DEFEND024494201 % / W/WLIQUID · TOPICAL (COMMERCIAL)DIVERSEY INC
SOFT CARE DEFEND FOAM024488661 %LIQUID · TOPICAL (COMMERCIAL)DIVERSEY INC
VIROBEX-P021314710.6 %LIQUID · TOPICALGERMIPHENE CORPORATION

UK MHRA United Kingdom — marketing authorisations

ProductAuthorisationHolderLegal status
DETTOL ANTISEPTIC DISINFECTANT 4.8% W/V CONCENTRATE FOR CUTANEOUS SOLUTIONPL 00063/0766RECKITT BENCKISER HEALTHCARE (UK) LIMITEDGSL
DETTOL LIQUIDPL 00063/0766RECKITT BENCKISER HEALTHCARE (UK) LIMITEDGSL

Prices — United States and England

SourceProduct as listedPriceUnit / packDate
NHS Drug TariffChloroxylenol 4.8% solution£3.70750 ml1 Oct 2026

NADAC: average price US retail pharmacies pay to buy the medicine. NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA: basic price reimbursed to pharmacies in England and Wales.

WHO WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (2025)

  • 15.2. Disinfectants · core
    Phenol disinfectant, not elsewhere classified
    Local > Topical > Solution: 4.8%

Values as published by each source: SFDA human drug list (4-2026, as published by the Council of Health Insurance; indications from the CHI Daman Drug Formulary), Drugs@FDA, EMA medicines data, Health Canada Drug Product Database (Open Government Licence – Canada), MHRA category lists of UK marketing authorisations (Open Government Licence v3.0), CMS NADAC, NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA (NHSBSA Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0), WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (CC BY 3.0 IGO; regrouped by active substance, not created by WHO), EMA PRAC, US FDA safety-related labeling changes and MHRA Drug Safety Update (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sources and reuse. Not a substitute for the official registers or the product information.