Methenamine

Synonyms

1,3,5,7-Tetraazatricyclo(3.3.1.13,7)decane

Aminoform

Hexamethylenetetramine

Hexamine

Hexamine Silver

Methenamine Silver

Methenamine, Silver

Silver Methenamine

Silver, Hexamine

Silver, Methenamine

Urotropin

An anti-infective agent most commonly used in the treatment of urinary tract infections. Its anti-infective action derives from the slow release of formaldehyde by hydrolysis at acidic pH. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p173)