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How is chloroxylenol metabolised and excreted from the body?

iatroX medicinesPublished 8 November 2026

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Chloroxylenol is extensively metabolised in the body, probably by the liver, and rapidly excreted mainly in urine as sulphate and glucuronide conjugates.

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Dettol LiquidReckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Ltd · emc · SmPC §5.2 Pharmacokinetic properties · Version 6Document updated 14 June 2021

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