Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Piroctone olamine also known as Octopirox (Clariant) and piroctone ethanolamine is a compound sometimes used in the treatment of fungal infections. Piroctone olamine is the ethanolamine salt of the hydroxamic acid derivative piroctone.It is often used in anti-dandruff shampoo as a replacement for the commonly used compound zinc pyrithione.
