Preservatives, Pharmaceutical

DBCAT002031Pharmacologic class

Substances added to pharmaceutical preparations to protect them from chemical change or microbial action. They include ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS and antioxidants. A DrugBank category of 13 drugs. 10 of them are approved.

Also known as: Pharmaceutic Aids (Preservatives) · Pharmaceutic Preservative · Pharmaceutic Preservatives · Pharmaceutical Preservative · Pharmaceutical Preservatives
Drugs: Benzalkonium
Bromothalonil
Bronopol
Chlorobutanol
Imidurea
Methylchloroisothiazolinone
Methylisothiazolinone
Methylparaben
Phenylethyl alcohol
Polyaminopropyl biguanide
Propylparaben
Quaternium-15
Thimerosal

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

13DrugsEach linked to its full drug card

Listed above

15Drug targetsEvery drug–target pair in the class, with bond type

6,662Marketed productsAcross the regions we cover, with dosage forms and routes

17Routes of administrationHow the drugs in this class are given

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

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