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Stearic acid
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB03193ApprovedStearic acid (IUPAC systematic name: octadecanoic acid) is one of the useful types of saturated fatty acids that comes from many animal and vegetable fats and oils. It is a waxy solid.
Categories: Fatty Acids, Stearic AcidsSynonyms: Stearic acid, Octadecoic acidIoxaglic acid
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09313ApprovedWithdrawnIoxaglic acid has a low osmolarity and is associated with fewer side effects compared to older contrast agents [L1883]. … Like other organic iodine compounds, ioxaglic acid blocks x-rays and is opaque in its appearance on x-ray film, improving the visualization of important structures and organs during angiography, arteriography
Categories: ioxaglic acid, Acids, CarbocyclicSynonyms: Ioxaglic acid, acido ioxaglicoPhenylbutyric acid
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06819ApprovedInvestigationalPhenylbutyric acid is a fatty acid and a derivative of [butyric acid] naturally produced by colonic bacteria fermentation. … [A249035] It is used to treat genetic metabolic syndromes, neuropathies, and urea cycle disorders.[L386,L42105]
Categories: Acids, Carbocyclic, Carboxylic AcidsSynonyms: Benzenebutyric acid, 4-phenylbutyric acidAlginic acid
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13518ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawnIt is also available in oral dietary supplements and is found in antacids such as Gaviscon to inhibit gastroesophageal reflux by creating a physical barrier in presence of gastric acid [F46]. … Alginic acid is an FDA-approved food ingredient in soup and soup mixes as an emulsifier, thickener, and stabilizer [L2693].
Mixtures: Zinc and Algin Tab Nu Life, Gaviscon Tablets - Butterscotch and Fr.fl.Categories: Alimentary Tract and Metabolism, Drugs for Peptic Ulcer and Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease (Gord)Tienilic acid
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04831ApprovedWithdrawnTienilic acid, or ticrynafen, is a diuretic drug with uric acid-lowering action which was marketed for the treatment of hypertension. … It was withdrawn in 1982 after case reports in the United States suggested a link between ticrynafen and hepatitis. (Manier et al., 1982)
Categories: tienilic acid, Aryloxyacetic Acid DerivativesSynonyms: Tienilic acid, Thienylic acidPerboric acid
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13235ApprovedInvestigationalPerboric acid is mainly found in its salt form of sodium perborate and it can be found as a monohydrate or tetrahydrate. … [F66] Perboric acid in the form of sodium perborate is approved by Health Canada since 2004 to be used as a disinfectant of medical instruments.
Categories: Acids, Boric AcidsSynonyms: Perboric acidThiosulfuric acid
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09499ApprovedInvestigationalThiosulfuric acid is available in its salt forms sodium thiosulfate and sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate. … [A252827] Sodium thiosulfate is approved for the treatment of acute cyanide poisoning[L310,L43332,A252832] and it is frequently used in conjunction with sodium nitrite (a salt form of [nitrous acid]).
Mixtures: Sodium polysulthionate and folic acid, Sodium Polysulthionate and Folic AcidCategories: Acids, Sulfur AcidsGamolenic acid
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13854ApprovedWithdrawnIt is an omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) also referred to as 18:3n-6; 6,9,12-octadecatrienoic acid; and cis-6, cis-9, cis-12- octadecatrienoic acid [F27]. … Gamolenic acid may be found in over-the-counter dietary supplements. Gamolenic acid is also found in some fungal sources and also present naturally in the form of triglycerides [F27].
Categories: gamolenic acid, gamolenic acid, combinationsSynonyms: gamoleic acid, Gamolenic acidTiludronic acid
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01133ApprovedVet approvedWithdrawnTiludronate, or (4-chlorophenyl)thio-methylene-1,1-bisphosphonate, is a first generation bisphosphonate similar to [etidronic acid] and [clodronic acid]. … [A1923,A203111] These drugs were developed to mimic the action of pyrophosphate, a regulator of calcification and decalcification.
Categories: tiludronic acid, Drugs Affecting Bone Structure and MineralizationSynonyms: Tiludronic acid, Acide tiludroniqueLauric acid
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB03017ApprovedLauric acid is an inexpensive, non-toxic and safe to handle compound often used in laboratory investigations of melting-point depression. … Lauric acid is a solid at room temperature but melts easily in boiling water, so liquid lauric acid can be treated with various solutes and used to determine their molecular masses.
Categories: Fatty AcidsSynonyms: C12 fatty acid, Dodecoic acid