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Information

Eosin is a synthetic red dye belonging to the class of xanthene dyes, primarily used historically as a staining agent in microscopy and histology. In medicine, it has been used topically as an antiseptic and as a local anti-infective, but is not widely approved or in common pharmaceutical use today.

Pharmacokinetics

There are no published pharmacokinetic studies or clinical data regarding human or animal pharmacokinetics of eosin when used as an antiseptic or for any topical/systemic administration.

References

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2. Moloney, C, et al., & Alexander, C (2023). Chain-extension in hyperbranched polymers alters tissue distribution and cytotoxicity profiles in orthotopic models of triple negative breast cancers. Biomaterials science 11(19) 6545–6560. DOI:10.1039/d3bm00609c PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37593851

3. Goand, UK, et al., & Gayen, JR (2023). Immunometabolic impact of pancreastatin inhibitor PSTi8 in MCD induced mouse model of oxidative stress and steatohepatitis. Cytokine 171 156354–None. DOI:10.1016/j.cyto.2023.156354 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37672864

Revisions

• 06/2025 initial generated model