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Balsam of Peru

as safe (GRAS). … [F117] Under the FDA, balsam of Peru is considered as an inactive ingredient to be used for approved drug products[L2878] as well as an approved food additive under the categorization of generally recognized

Octocrylene

Octocrylene is a compound often used as an additive in sun screen, and is thought to have skin moisturizing effects because of its emollient properties.

Lepirudin

Lepirudin is a recombinant hirudin formed by 65 amino acids that acts as a highly specific and direct thrombin inhibitor. … [A246609] Lepirudin is used as an anticoagulant in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), an immune reaction associated with a high risk of thromboembolic complications.

D-alpha-Tocopherol acetate

Vitamin E itself is naturally found in various foods, added to others, or used in commercially available products as a dietary supplement. … Moreover, RRR-alpha-tocopherol acetate is a relatively stabilized form of vitamin E that is most commonly used as a food additive when needed [A32451].

Rose bengal

Rose bengal is a pink stain derived as an analogue of fluorescein. Its disodium salt in ophthalmic solutions has been used as a diagnostic agent in suspected damage to conjunctival and corneal cells. … The clinical applications of rose bengal as injectable formulation under the name PV-10 in melanoma, breast cancer and skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis are being investigated in clinical trials

Sucralfate

It is sold under many brands and is available in both tablet and suspension forms. It was approved by the FDA 1982 in tablet form, and in 1994 for the suspension form [L6073, L6076]. … Sucralfate is a medication that is widely used to prevent and treat a number of diseases in the gastrointestinal tract such as duodenal ulcers [FDA label], gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD), gastritis

Lapyrium

Lapyrium is a quaternary ammonium cation used as a surfactant, antistatic agent, and biocide in various cosmetic products [A19426]. It is commonly found formulated as lapyrium chloride.

Phenylbutyric acid

It demonstrates a number of cellular and biological effects, such as relieving inflammation and acting as a chemical chaperone.

Finasteride

[L6244] Finasteride is commonly marketed under the brand names Propecia and Proscar to be used aloneo or in combination with [doxazosin], an alpha-blocker. … It works in a similar fashion as [dutasteride], which is another 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor, by exerting antiandrogenic effects.

Benzyl alcohol