Miramistin is a topical antiseptic with broad antimicrobial action, including activity against biofilms and a clinical profile showing good tolerability.
Miramistin, developed for the Soviet Space Program and little known in the West, can inhibit or kill influenza A, human papilloma viruses that cause warts, coronaviruses, adenoviruses, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Miramistin was the most potent fungicidal agent against all cultures.
Miramistin is antibacterial surfactant used in stabilization of silver nanoparticles, and various drug delivery.
Miramistin is an antiseptic whose properties are many times superior to comparable medicinal preparations .
The potion is much less toxic to human cells than conventional antiseptics such as cyclohexamide and cetylpyridinium chloride, and is also biodegradable.
Miramistin is still used in some of the former countries of the Soviet Bloc in hospitals and surgeries, mainly to treat to treat wounds and ulcers.
