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Acyclovir

[L7321] Acyclovir was granted FDA approval on 29 March 1982.[L7318] … [L7303,L7315,L7318,L7321,L7324,L7327] Acyclovir is generally used first line in the treatment of these viruses and some products are indicated for patients as young as 6 years old.

Potassium gluconate

Potassium is an essential nutrient. It is the most abundant cation in the intracellular fluid, where it plays a key role in maintaining cell function [A32222]. … In dietary supplements, potassium is often present as potassium chloride, but many other forms—including potassium citrate, phosphate, aspartate, bicarbonate, and **gluconate**—are also used [L2652].

Homosalate

Homosalate is an organic compound that belongs to salicylates. It is an ester formed from salicylic acid and 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexanol, a derivative of cyclohexanol. … It is a common ingredient in many commercially available sunscreens. There are no reported adverse effects from homosalate.

Piroxicam

A cyclooxygenase inhibiting, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent (NSAID) that is well established in treating rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis and used for musculoskeletal disorders, dysmenorrhea

Zinc sulfate

It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, a list of the most important medication needed in a basic health system.

Gabapentin

Gabapentin is a structural analogue of the inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid ([GABA]) that was first approved for use in the United States in 1993. … stark advantages as compared with other anti-epileptics, such as a relatively benign adverse effect profile, wide therapeutic index, and lack of appreciable metabolism making it unlikely to participate in

Cupric sulfate

Some of its secondary uses are as a raw material in the preparation of other copper compounds, as a reagent in analytic chemistry, as an electrolyte for batteries and electroplating baths, and in medical … Copper is an essential trace element and an important catalyst for heme synthesis and iron absorption. After zinc and iron, copper is the third most abundant trace element found in the human body.

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. … Octocrylene is also often combined with avobenzone, another common sunscreen ingredient often appearing on ingredient labels.

Padimate O

Padimate O is an active sunscreen agent in cosmetics and over-the-counter sunscreen drug products in concentrations up to 8%, as regulated by the FDA [L2153]. … It penetrates human skin, and is shown to induce non-ligatable strand breaks on DNA _in vitro_ and mutagenic effects on yeast i_n vivo_ [A32458].

Ferrous gluconate