Sorbitol
Sorbitol (sorbitol) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Sorbitol was first approved as Sorbitol-mannitol in plastic container on 1982-01-01. It is used to treat constipation and poisoning in the USA.
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Sorbitol (discontinued: Sorbitol)
CombinationsSorbitol-mannitol (discontinued: Sorbitol-mannitol)
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Tradename | Company | Number | Date | Products |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SORBITOL 3.3% IN PLASTIC CONTAINER | B. Braun Medical | N-016741 RX | 1982-01-01 | 1 products |
| SORBITOL 3% IN PLASTIC CONTAINER | Baxter | N-017863 RX | 1982-01-01 | 1 products |
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Brand Name | Status | Last Update |
|---|---|---|
| anubis barcelona | OTC monograph final | 2023-09-01 |
| gericare sorbitol solution | C200263 | 2024-12-20 |
| insta-char sorbitol | C200263 | 2025-01-13 |
| sorbitol | New Drug Application | 2019-12-31 |
| sorbitol-mannitol | New Drug Application | 2021-04-07 |
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A: Alimentary tract and metabolism drugs
— A06: Drugs for constipation
— A06A: Drugs for constipation
— A06AD: Osmotically acting laxatives
— A06AD18: Sorbitol
— A06AG: Enema for constipation
— A06AG07: Sorbitol
B: Blood and blood forming organ drugs
— B05: Blood substitutes and perfusion solutions
— B05C: Irrigating solutions, blood substitutes and perfusion
— B05CX: Other irrigating solutions in atc
— B05CX02: Sorbitol
V: Various drug classes in atc
— V04: Diagnostic agents
— V04C: Other diagnostic agents in atc
— V04CC: Diagnostic agents for bile duct patency testing
— V04CC01: Sorbitol
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Indications Phases 4
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leishmaniasis | D007896 | EFO_0005044 | B55 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
| Cutaneous leishmaniasis | D016773 | — | B55.1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 22 |
| Heart failure | D006333 | EFO_0003144 | I50 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Healthy volunteers/patients | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Syndrome | D013577 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Myocardial ischemia | D017202 | EFO_1001375 | I20-I25 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 5 |
| Intestinal obstruction | D007415 | — | K56.60 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Dental caries | D003731 | EFO_0003819 | K02 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Hypersensitivity | D006967 | EFO_0003785 | T78.40 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Coronary disease | D003327 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
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Indications Phases 3
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covid-19 | D000086382 | — | U07.1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 7 |
| Breast neoplasms | D001943 | EFO_0003869 | C50 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 6 |
| Osteoarthritis | D010003 | EFO_0002506 | M15-M19 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 5 |
| Knee osteoarthritis | D020370 | EFO_0004616 | M17 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 |
| Charcot-marie-tooth disease | D002607 | EFO_0004148 | G60.0 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| Iron-deficiency anemia | D018798 | — | D50 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| Iron deficiencies | D000090463 | — | E61.1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| Malnutrition | D044342 | EFO_0008572 | E40-E46 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Cardio-renal syndrome | D059347 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Anemia | D000740 | EFO_0004272 | D64.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
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Indications Phases 2
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coronavirus infections | D018352 | EFO_0007224 | B34.2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| Liver diseases | D008107 | EFO_0001421 | K70-K77 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| Inflammation | D007249 | MP_0001845 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 |
| Neoplasms | D009369 | — | C80 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Large b-cell lymphoma diffuse | D016403 | — | C83.3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Type 1 diabetes mellitus | D003922 | EFO_0001359 | E10 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Type 2 diabetes mellitus | D003924 | EFO_0001360 | E11 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Diabetes mellitus | D003920 | EFO_0000400 | E08-E13 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Prostatic neoplasms | D011471 | — | C61 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Castration-resistant prostatic neoplasms | D064129 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
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Indications Phases 1
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
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| Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus | D045473 | NCBITaxon_227859 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Therapeutic equivalency | D013810 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus | D065207 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Hepatic insufficiency | D048550 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Duchenne muscular dystrophy | D020388 | EFO_0000429 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Muscular dystrophies | D009136 | EFO_0000757 | G71.0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Feeding and eating disorders | D001068 | — | F50 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| West nile fever | D014901 | EFO_0007545 | A92.3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tuberculosis | D014376 | EFO_0000774 | A15-A19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Chemical and drug induced liver injury | D056486 | EFO_0004228 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
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Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
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| Obesity | D009765 | EFO_0001073 | E66.9 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 |
| Irritable bowel syndrome | D043183 | EFO_0000555 | K58 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
| Food hypersensitivity | D005512 | EFO_1001890 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| Hypertriglyceridemia | D015228 | EFO_0004211 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Pancreatitis | D010195 | EFO_0000278 | K85 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Hypoglycemia | D007003 | — | E16.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Keratoconjunctivitis sicca | D007638 | EFO_1000906 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Colorectal neoplasms | D015179 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Sjogren's syndrome | D012859 | EFO_0000699 | M35.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Xerostomia | D014987 | — | K11.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
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| Drug common name | Sorbitol |
| INN | — |
| Description | D-glucitol is the D-enantiomer of glucitol (also known as D-sorbitol). It has a role as a sweetening agent, a laxative, a metabolite, a cathartic, a human metabolite, a food humectant, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite and a mouse metabolite. It is an enantiomer of a L-glucitol. |
| Classification | Small molecule |
| Drug class | — |
| Image (chem structure or protein) |  |
| Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence) | OC[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)CO |
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| PDB | — |
| CAS-ID | 50-70-4 |
| RxCUI | — |
| ChEMBL ID | CHEMBL1682 |
| ChEBI ID | 17924 |
| PubChem CID | 5780 |
| DrugBank | DB01638 |
| UNII ID | — |
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