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Status:
US Approved Rx (2018)
First approved in 2018

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Cannabidiol is the major nonpsychoactive ingredient in cannabis. Cannabidiol demonstrates a range of effects that may be therapeutically useful, including anti-seizure, antioxidant, neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-tumor, anti-psy...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2015)
First approved in 2015

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Cholic acid is a primary bile acid synthesized from cholesterol in the liver. Endogenous bile acids including cholic acid enhance bile flow and provide the physiologic feedback inhibition of bile acid synthesis. The mechanism of action of cholic acid...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2015)
First approved in 2015

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Uridine triacetate (formally PN401) is an acetylated prodrug of uridine. Following oral administration, uridine triacetate is deacetylated by nonspecific esterases present throughout the body, yielding uridine in the circulation. Uridine triacetate u...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2009)
First approved in 1995

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Capsaicin is a topical analgesic that is FDA approved for the treatment of neuropathic pain associated with postherpetic neuralgia. Capsaicin is most often used as a topical analgesic and exists in many formulations of cream, liquid, and patch prepar...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2018)
First approved in 1974

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Dopamine, a sympathomimetic amine vasopressor, is the naturally occurring immediate precursor of norepinephrine. G protein-coupled dopamine receptors (D1, D2, D3, D4, and D5) mediate all of the physiological functions of the catecholaminergic neurotr...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2019)
First approved in 1970

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Levodopa (L-DOPA) was first isolated from seedlings of Vicia faba by Marcus Guggenheim in 1913. Levodopa, a dopamine precursor, is an effective and well-tolerated dopamine replacement agent used to treat Parkinson's disease. Oral levodopa has been wi...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1993)
First approved in 1966

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)


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Acetylcholine is the neurotransmitter at neuromuscular junctions, at synapses in the ganglia of the visceral motor system, and at a variety of sites within the central nervous system. Whereas a great deal is known about the function of cholinergic tr...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1993)
First approved in 1955

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)


Sorbitol is a polyhydric alcohol with about half the sweetness of sucrose. Sorbitol occurs naturally and is produced synthetically from glucose. It was formerly used as a diuretic and may still be used as a laxative and in irrigating solutions for so...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1993)
First approved in 1955

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)


Sorbitol is a polyhydric alcohol with about half the sweetness of sucrose. Sorbitol occurs naturally and is produced synthetically from glucose. It was formerly used as a diuretic and may still be used as a laxative and in irrigating solutions for so...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2023)
First approved in 1953

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Edetic acid (EDTA) is a chelating agent. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved edetic acid chelation therapy as a treatment for lead and heavy metal poisoning. Edetic acid in form of disodium salt was withdrawn from the market due to d...