Pharmaceutical Vehicles
- Name
- Pharmaceutical Vehicles
- Accession Number
- DBCAT001429
- Description
A carrier or inert medium used as a solvent (or diluent) in which the medicinally active agent is formulated and or administered. (Dictionary of Pharmacy, 1986)
- Drugs
Drug Drug Description 2-Hydroxylpropyl-beta-cyclodextrin Adrabetadex is under investigation in clinical trial NCT03887533 (Combined Intrathecal and Intravenous VTS-270 Therapy for Liver and Neurological Disease Associated With Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C1). Betadex Not Available Hard fat Not Annotated Microcrystalline cellulose A polysaccharide with glucose units linked as in CELLOBIOSE. It is the chief constituent of plant fibers, cotton being the purest natural form of the substance. As a raw material,... Octylphenoxy polyethoxyethanol Not Available Poloxamer 188 A medication used to clean wounds. Poloxamer 407 Poloxamer 407 is a polyoxyethylene polymer and hydrophilic non-ionic surfactant. It consists of a central hydrophobic block of polypropylene glycol that is flanked on each side by polyethylene glycol blocks,... Polyethylene glycol A laxative used to treat constipation and used for bowel preparation before colonoscopies and other procedures. Polysorbate 20 Polysorbate 20 is a polysorbate-type nonionic surfactant used in many commercial, household and pharmaceutical products. It is composed of 20 repeated units of polyethylene glycol via ethoxylation. Polysorbate 20 is... Polysorbate 80 It is used as a solubilizer, antimicrobial preservative and disinfectant . Propylene glycol A clear, colorless, viscous organic solvent and diluent used in pharmaceutical preparations. Sulfobutylether-beta-cyclodextrin Not Annotated Tragacanth An extract from Tragacanth used in allergy testing. Tricaprylin Tricaprilin has been used in trials studying the supportive care and treatment of Alzheimer's Disease. Triethylhexanoin Triethylhexanoin is an ingredient of cosmetic products as a fragrant solvent. Tromethamine A proton acceptor used for the prevention and correction of metabolic acidosis associated with various clinical conditions, such as cardiac bypass surgery. - Drugs & Drug Targets