Fatty Acids, Omega-6

DBCAT002990Pharmacologic class

FATTY ACIDS which have the first unsaturated bond in the sixth position from the omega carbon. A typical American diet tends to contain substantially more omega-6 than OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS. A DrugBank category of 7 drugs. 4 of them are approved.

Also known as
Acids, N-6 Fatty · Acids, Omega-6 Fatty · Fatty Acids, N-6 · Fatty Acids, Omega 6 · N 6 Fatty Acids

What you can answer from here — as of November 01, 2016

7DrugsEach linked to its full drug card
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6Drug targetsEvery drug–target pair in the class, with bond type
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75Marketed productsAcross the regions we cover, with dosage forms and routes
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3Routes of administrationHow the drugs in this class are given
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