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
- Drugs
- Benzalkonium
- Beractant
- Calfactant
- Cetalkonium
- Cetylpyridinium
- Cocamidopropyl betaine
- Cyclohexyl-pentyl-maltoside
- Distearyldimonium
- Docusate
- Dodecyl sulfate
- Dodecyldimethylamine N-oxide
- Dodecyltrimethylammonium
- Glyceryl laurate
- Glycochenodeoxycholic Acid
- Glycocholic acid
- Lecithin
- N-Dodecyl-N,N-Dimethyl-3-Ammonio-1-Propanesulfonate
- Nonoxynol-9
- Octylphenoxy polyethoxyethanol
- Polidocanol
- Poloxalene
- Poloxamer 188
- Poloxamer 407
- Polyethylene glycol
- Polysorbate 20
What you can answer from here — as of September 15, 2022
Which targets do Surface-Active Agents share, and which companies have late-stage candidates in this class?
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