Surface-Active Agents

DBCAT000898Therapeutic category

Agents that modify interfacial tension of water; usually substances that have one lipophilic and one hydrophilic group in the molecule; includes soaps, detergents, emulsifiers, dispersing and wetting agents, and several groups of antiseptics. A DrugBank category of 36 drugs. 21 of them are approved.

Also known as
Active Agents, Surface · Agents, Amphiphilic · Agents, Surface Active · Agents, Surface-Active · Amphiphilic Agents

What you can answer from here — as of September 15, 2022

36DrugsEach linked to its full drug card
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94Drug targetsEvery drug–target pair in the class, with bond type
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9,757Marketed productsAcross the regions we cover, with dosage forms and routes
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27Routes of administrationHow the drugs in this class are given
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