Alkalies

DBCAT001346Pharmacologic class

Usually a hydroxide of lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium or cesium, but also the carbonates of these metals, ammonia, and the amines. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed). A DrugBank category of 22 drugs. 13 of them are approved.

Also known as: Alkali · Alkalis
Drugs: Aloglutamol
Aluminium glycinate
Aluminum chlorohydrate
Aluminum hydroxide
Aluminum sesquichlorohydrate
Ammonium carbonate
Bismuth subcarbonate
Carbonate ion
Deuterium oxide
Dihydroxyaluminum sodium carbonate
GC-376 free acid
Hydrotalcite
Hydroxide ion
Lithium carbonate
Lodenafil carbonate
Magaldrate
Magnesium hydroxide
Potassium carbonate
Potassium hydroxide
Sodium carbonate
Sodium hydroxide
Zinc carbonate

What you can answer from here — as of August 24, 2016

22DrugsEach linked to its full drug card

Listed above

29Drug targetsEvery drug–target pair in the class, with bond type

3,354Marketed productsAcross the regions we cover, with dosage forms and routes

15Routes of administrationHow the drugs in this class are given

Which targets do Alkalies share, and which companies have late-stage candidates in this class?

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