HYDROCARBONS OFPHARMACEUTICAL IMPORTANCE

Valproic acid

• used to treat seizure disorders, mental/mood conditions (such as manic phase of bipolar disorder)

Amobarbital

• sedative-hypnotic

Phencyclidine

• also known as angel dust

• dissociative hallucinogenic drug used for its mind- altering effects

angel dust

Phencyclidine also known as —

Ethosuximide

• used to control absenceseizures (petit mal)

Secobarbital

• anaesthetic, anticonvulsant, anxiolytic, sedative, and hypnotic

Diethylstilbestrol

• a synthetic, nonsteroidal form of estrogen • well-known teratogen and carcinogen

Vinyl chloride

• manufactureof poly(vinylchloride)—PVC

Stilbene

• manufacture of dyes and optical brighteners, and also as a phosphor (luminescence) and a scintillator

Allylisopropylacetamide

• acts as a suicideinactivatorof CYTOCHROMEP450 by covalently bindingtoitsheme moietyor surroundingprotein.

Fluroxene

• is a volatile, inhalational anesthetic, and was the first halogenated hydrocarbon anesthetic to be introduced.

Ponatinib

• Oral drug developed by ARIAD Pharmaceuticals for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).

Efavirenz

• It is in a class of medications called NNRTIs.