acrisorcin acrisorcin acrisorcin is a topical anti-infective typically used as a fungicide. it is a combination of the active ingredients 9-aminoacridine and 4-hexylresorcinol. acrisorcincombination of9-aminoacridineantiseptic4-hexylresorcinolantisepticclinical dataatc codenoneidentifierscas number7527-91-5 npubchem cid24144chemspider22568 yunii2u918o4bevkeggd02759 ychemblchembl1201038 ncomptox dashboard (epa)dtxsid10226234 echa infocard100.028.536 ny (what is this?) (verify) history acrisorcin was marketed as a cream under the trade name akrinol, which has since been discontinued. it was developed at indiana state university in 1961. indications acrisorcin was used to combat pityriasis versicolor.