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)