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Status:
US Approved Rx (2019)
First approved in 1958

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)


Conditions:

Benzonatate is an antitussive that is FDA approved for the symptomatic relief of cough. It acts peripherally by anesthetizing the stretch receptors located in the respiratory passages, lungs, and pleura by dampening their activity and thereby reducin...
Status:
US Approved OTC
First approved in 1961

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)


Guaifenesin is an expectorant the action of which promotes or facilitates the removal of secretions from the respiratory tract. The precise mechanism of action of guaifenesin is not known; however, it is thought to act as an expectorant by increasing...
Status:
US Approved OTC
First approved in 1960

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)

Conditions:

Chlophedianol (Clofedanol) is a centrally-acting cough suppressant, although the mechanism of action is not known. It is available in Canada under the trade name Ulone. It is not available in the United States. Chlophedianol (Clofedanol) suppresses t...
Status:
US Approved OTC
First approved in 1954

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Dextromethorphan is a non-narcotic morphine derivative widely used as an antitussive for almost 40 years. It has attracted attention due to its anticonvulsant and neuroprotective properties. It is a cough suppressant in many over-the-counter cold and...
Status:
US Approved OTC
First marketed in 1921

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Camphor is a bicyclic monoterpene ketone found widely in plants, especially cinnamomum camphora. Topically, camphor is used to relieve pain. It has been used to treat warts, cold sores, hemorrhoids, and osteoarthritis. It has also been applied topica...
Status:
Investigational

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)


Conditions:

Dextrorphan is an active metabolite of dextromethorphan, is an antitussive agent, which was found in cough medicines. Dextrorphan is a noncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antagonist, sigma 1 receptor agonist, so as is an agonist of m...
Status:
Investigational

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)


Conditions:

Moguisteine is a non-narcotic antitussive compound. Moguisteine demonstrated inhibitory effect on rapidly adapting irritant receptors that could account for the antitussigenic effect of this compound. Furthermore, it is possible that ATP-sensitive K(...
Status:
Investigational

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)

Conditions:

Medazomide (medazonamide) is an antitussive drug.
Status:
Other

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



CP 99994 dihydrochloride have shown the compound to be a potent, selective and competitive NK-1 receptor antagonist. In preclinical studies, CP 99994 decreased cough number, peak abdominal activity, and peak tracheal pressure, without affecting basel...
Verticinone is a major alkaloid isolated from the bulbus of Fritillaria ussuriensis. Verticinone was rapidly absorbed, widely distributed in most tissues, and metabolized extensively before excretion. Verticinone has antitumor effects - treatment wit...