Dichlorobenzyl alcohol 1.29mg pastilles sugar free
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Active and completed clinical studies from ClinicalTrials.gov
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Academic studies and reviews for this medicine's active substance
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Reviews & meta-analyses: 36 · 1995–2022
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J. Rehm, C. Kilian, C. Ferreira-Borges, et al.
Drug and Alcohol Review, 2020
C. Hakulinen, M. Elovainio, G. D. Batty, et al.
Drug and alcohol dependence, 2015
S. Collins
Alcohol Research : Current Reviews, 2016
Aaron White
Alcohol Research : Current Reviews, 2020
M. Piano
Alcohol Research : Current Reviews, 2017
Amanda Roberts, J. Rogers, R. Mason, et al.
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2021
Faraz Bishehsari, E. Magno, G. Swanson, et al.
Alcohol Research : Current Reviews, 2017
M. Sudhinaraset, C. Wigglesworth, David Takeuchi
Alcohol Research : Current Reviews, 2016
N. Zahr, A. Pfefferbaum
Alcohol Research : Current Reviews, 2017
T. Stockwell, Jinhui Zhao, S. Panwar, et al.
Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs, 2016
Sources: aggregated from Europe PMC (EMBL-EBI), OpenAlex, Crossref, PubMed and other open scholarly databases. Retracted articles are excluded. Study information is provided for research purposes and does not constitute medical advice.
Pharmacology and chemical data from DrugBank
Key facts
Drug status
Approved
Major interactions
None known
Half-life
Not available
Mechanism
The use of dichlorobenzyl alcohol has been related to its antibacterial, antiviral and local anesthetic properties.
Food interactions
None known
Human targets
1 target
Data: DrugBank · CC BY-NC 4.0
Pharmacokinetics at a glance
Absorption
3-4 minutes
Half-life
Protein binding
Volume of distribution
Metabolism
Elimination
90%
Clearance
Pharmacokinetic data: DrugBank · CC BY-NC 4.0
[A27155]
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How the body processes this drug — absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination
Proteins and enzymes this drug interacts with in the body
The influx of Na+ ions provokes membrane depolarization, initiating the propagation of electrical signals throughout cells and tissues. The accessory beta subunits participate in localization and functional modulation of the Nav channels .
PMID:24297919
Modulates the activity of SCN1A/Nav1.1 .
PMID:33712547
Modulates the activity of SCN2A/Nav1.2 PMID:24297919
ATC R02AA03
Chemical identifiers
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Chemical identifiers
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Linked compound data from DrugBank Open Data (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Dichlorobenzyl alcohol
Additional database identifiers
Drugs Product Database (DPD)
7097
ChemSpider
14918
ZINC
ZINC000000157458
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:10585
GenAtlas
SCN1A
GeneCards
SCN1A
GenBank Gene Database
AF225985
GenBank Protein Database
12642270
Guide to Pharmacology
578
UniProt Accession
SCN1A_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:10582
GenAtlas
SCN10A
GeneCards
SCN10A
GenBank Gene Database
AF117907
GenBank Protein Database
4838145
Guide to Pharmacology
585
UniProt Accession
SCNAA_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:10583
GenAtlas
SCN11A
GeneCards
SCN11A
GenBank Gene Database
AF188679
GenBank Protein Database
6572950
UniProt Accession
SCNBA_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:10588
GenAtlas
SCN2A
GeneCards
SCN2A
GenBank Gene Database
M94055
GenBank Protein Database
457879
Guide to Pharmacology
579
UniProt Accession
SCN2A_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:10590
GenAtlas
SCN3A
GeneCards
SCN3A
GenBank Gene Database
AJ251507
GenBank Protein Database
7414320
Guide to Pharmacology
580
UniProt Accession
SCN3A_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:10591
GenAtlas
SCN4A
GeneCards
SCN4A
GenBank Gene Database
M81758
GenBank Protein Database
338213
Guide to Pharmacology
581
UniProt Accession
SCN4A_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:10593
GenAtlas
SCN5A
GeneCards
SCN5A
GenBank Gene Database
M77235
GenBank Protein Database
184039
Guide to Pharmacology
582
UniProt Accession
SCN5A_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:10594
GeneCards
SCN7A
UniProt Accession
SCN7A_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:10596
GenAtlas
SCN8A
GeneCards
SCN8A
GenBank Gene Database
AF050736
GenBank Protein Database
4321647
Guide to Pharmacology
583
UniProt Accession
SCN8A_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:10597
GenAtlas
SCN9A
GeneCards
SCN9A
GenBank Gene Database
X82835
GenBank Protein Database
758110
Guide to Pharmacology
584
UniProt Accession
SCN9A_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:10586
GeneCards
SCN1B
GenBank Gene Database
L10338
GenBank Protein Database
307415
UniProt Accession
SCN1B_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:10589
GeneCards
SCN2B
GenBank Gene Database
AF007783
GenBank Protein Database
3309111
UniProt Accession
SCN2B_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:20665
GeneCards
SCN3B
GenBank Gene Database
AJ243396
GenBank Protein Database
7160975
UniProt Accession
SCN3B_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:10592
GeneCards
SCN4B
GenBank Gene Database
AY149967
GenBank Protein Database
27465047
UniProt Accession
SCN4B_HUMAN
DrugBank citations
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