Camphor

DB01744ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawnSmall moleculeAntipruritics and Local Anesthetics

Camphor is a compound used topically to help relieve pain and also as a topical antiseptic. May also be used in vaporizers to help suppress coughing. This medication should not be swallowed. Camphor is a bicyclic monoterpene ketone found widely in plants, especially Cinnamomum camphora.

Mechanism: Pharmacologically active on Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1, Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 3, and Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily A member 1
Curator reviewed
Formula / weight: C₁₀H₁₆O · 152.2334 g/mol (avg)
First approval: Canada, 1996 · United States, 2019
Also known as: (1R,4R)-camphor · (R)-camphor · Camphor (natural) · Camphor D-form · Camphor oil
Code names: FEMA NO. 2230
Brand names: Fast Freeze

Resolves to

Compound

UNIIN20HL7Q941CAS464-49-3ChEMBLCHEMBL504760ChEBI15396PubChem159055KEGGD06392

Clinical / RWD

RxNorm1298738ATCC01EB02PharmGKBPA448759

Structure

InChIKeyDSSYKIVIOFKYAU-XCBNKYQSSA-NSMILES[H][C@@]12CC[C@@](C)(C(=O)C1)C2(C)C

Targets

Q8NER1TRPV1Q8NET8TRPV3O75762TRPA1Q7Z2W7TRPM8P00183camC

What you can answer from here — as of September 23, 2026

5Protein targetsEach mapped to UniProt, with action and pharmacological action

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9Clinical trialsPhase, status and sponsor resolved per trial

22Structured indicationsCondition, population, route and combination as fields, not prose

846Marketed productsAcross 9 countries and 426 labellers

1ATC codeIncluding every combination product, plus 17 drug categories

11+ReferencesStructured and connected to the statements they support

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