Myristalkoniya chloride is both a spermicide and an antiseptic. Spermicidal action is due to the ability of the active substance to destroy the membranes of spermatozoa (first flagella, then the heads), which leads to the impossibility of fertilization of the egg cell with damaged sperm.
The effect develops 10 minutes after the introduction into the vagina.
The use of the drug Pharmatex significantly reduces the risk of pregnancy, but does not eliminate it completely.
In vitro active with respect to Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia spp., Trichomonas vaginalis, Herpes simplex a type 2, Staphylococcus aureus. He has an impact on Mycoplasma spp. and has little effect on Gardnerella vaginalis, Candida albicans, Haemophilus ducreyi and Treponema pallidum.