Detergents

DBCAT001419Pharmacologic class

Purifying or cleansing agents, usually salts of long-chain aliphatic bases or acids, that exert cleansing (oil-dissolving) and antimicrobial effects through a surface action that depends on possessing both hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties. A DrugBank category of 14 drugs. 6 of them are approved.

Also known as: Agent, Cleansing · Agents, Cleansing · Cleansing Agent · Cleansing Agents · Detergent
Drugs: Benzalkonium
Cetylpyridinium
Dodecyldimethylamine N-oxide
Dodecyltrimethylammonium
Glycochenodeoxycholic Acid
Glycocholic acid
N-Dodecyl-N,N-Dimethyl-3-Ammonio-1-Propanesulfonate
Octylphenoxy polyethoxyethanol
Peanut oil
Polidocanol
Taurochenodeoxycholic acid
Taurocholic acid
Trimethyltetradecylammonium
Tyloxapol

What you can answer from here — as of October 27, 2022

14DrugsEach linked to its full drug card

Listed above

71Drug targetsEvery drug–target pair in the class, with bond type

7,091Marketed productsAcross the regions we cover, with dosage forms and routes

22Routes of administrationHow the drugs in this class are given

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

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