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Status:
US Previously Marketed
First marketed in 1921

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Linoleic acid is a naturally occurring omega-6 essential fatty acid, present in a variety of foods, including the oils. Linoleic acid is a precursor for arachidonic acid biosynthesis; on the first enzymatic step of the pathway involves delta-6-desatu...
Status:
US Previously Marketed
First marketed in 1921

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Stearic Acid is a typical example of a fatty acid, which are essentially long hydrocarbon chains containing a carboxyl group at one end and a methyl group at the other. The chain lengths can vary from 3 (propionic acid) to 24 (lignoceric acid) but th...
Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US
First approved in 2014

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Palmitoleic acid, commonly known as omega-7, is a rare monounsatured fatty acid, which was generally reported to benefit the skin in promoting epithelialisation, and certain gynaecological problems (vaginal mycoses). Until now, sea buckthorn (Hippoph...
Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US
First approved in 2013

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)

Conditions:

Arachidic acid, also known as eicosanoic, is a component of wild soybean. It is a saturated fatty acid, which is used for the production of detergents and lubricants, and was discovered to modulate expression of cyclooxygenase-2, an enzyme pivotal to...
Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US
First approved in 2010

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)

Conditions:

Behenic acid is a saturated fatty acid that is derived from the oil extracts of plants and used as a component of conditioning agents. Behenic acid is also a part of a novel complex of lipophilic ingredients developed for the treatment of dry skin. T...
Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US
First approved in 1995

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Sodium myristate is the sodium salt of myristic acid. It is used in the food as the binder, emulsifier and anticaking agent. It is one of the commonly occurring soaps. It is used in cosmetic as a cleansing and emulsifying agent.
Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US
First approved in 1990

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Palmitic acid is a saturated fatty acid, the principal constituent of refined palm oil, present in the diet and synthesized endogenously. Palmitic acid is able to activate the orphan G protein-coupled receptor GPR40. Palmitic acid was also a weak lig...
Status:
US Approved OTC
First approved in 1971

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Pyrantel is an anthelmintic, which acts as an agonist of nicotinic receptors (AChRs) of nematodes and exerts its therapeutic effects by depolarizing their muscle membranes. It is used to treat a number of parasitic worm infections. This includes asca...
Status:
US Approved OTC
First marketed in 1892

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)


Conditions:

Bibrocathol (trade names Noviform and Posiformin) is a well-established topical antiseptic for the treatment of acute eyelid diseases like blepharitis. Eye ointments containing 2 or 5 % bibrocathol and the excipients liquid paraffin, white soft paraf...
Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US
First approved in 1994

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), an 18-carbon omega-3 essential fatty acid, is the precursor of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). ALA cannot be synthesized by humans and therefore must be entirely acquired from exogenous sources....

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