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Status:
US Approved Rx (1982)
First approved in 1973

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)

Status:
US Approved Rx (2001)
First approved in 1947

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is a water-soluble vitamin. It occurs as a white or slightly yellow crystal or powder with a slight acidic taste. Ascorbic acid is an electron donor, and this property accounts for all its known functions. As an electron don...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2001)
First approved in 1947

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Panthenol (pantothenol) is an alcohol form of the B5 vitamin pantothenic acid. It easily penetrates the skin retaining water and is a humectant, emollient and moisturizer. Panthenol mitigates signs of inflammation and stimulates epithelization. Panth...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2021)
First approved in 1940

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Estradiol benzoate is the synthetic benzoate ester of estradiol, a steroid sex hormone vital to the maintenance of fertility and secondary sexual characteristics in females. As the primary, most potent estrogen hormone produced by the ovaries, estrad...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1974)
First approved in 1938

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Methyltestosterone is an anabolic steroid hormone used to treat men with a testosterone deficiency. It is also used in women to treat breast cancer, breast pain, swelling due to pregnancy, and with the addition of estrogen it can treat symptoms of me...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2022)
First marketed in 1937

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)


Conditions:

Testosterone is a steroid sex hormone found in both men and women. In men, testosterone is produced primarily by the Leydig (interstitial) cells of the testes when stimulated by luteinizing hormone (LH). It functions to stimulate spermatogenesis, pro...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2022)
First marketed in 1934

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Progesterone is indicated in amenorrhea and abnormal uterine bleeding due to hormonal imbalance in the absence of organic pathology, such as submucous fibroids of uterine cancer. Progesterone, converted from pregnenolone, also serves as an intermedia...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2015)
First marketed in 1921

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Quinine soluble salts possess the extremely bitter taste, that may have a perplexing problem especially to children. That is why the most common combinations which are administered in this way are the sulphate, salicylate, tannate and certain esters....
Status:
US Approved Rx (2024)
First marketed in 1921

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)



Atropine inhibits the muscarinic actions of acetylcholine on structures innervated by postganglionic cholinergic nerves, and on smooth muscles which respond to endogenous acetylcholine but are not so innervated. As with other antimuscarinic agents, t...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2016)
First marketed in 1921

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Benzoic acid is a natural ingredient occurring in many foodstuffs and in plant extracts. Benzoic acid, its salts and esters are used as preservatives in cosmetic products, with a maximum concentration of 0.5 %. Benzoic acid and sodium benzoate are on...