Benzyl alcohol

Scientific Name:	Benzyl alcohol
Brand Name:	Cipro, Cipro HC, Itch-X, Ivy-dry Cream, Ulesfia, Zilactin Cold Sore
Company Owner:	Not Available
Mechanism Of Action	Benzyl alcohol inhibits lice from closing their respiratory spiracles, allowing the vehicle to obstruct the spiracles and causing the lice to asphyxiate.
Description of the Drug:	Benzyl alcohol is an antiparasitic agent used for the topical treatment of head lice infestation in patients 6 months of age and older.
Protein Data Bank:	https://www.rcsb.org/structure/2HOB https://www.rcsb.org/structure/4II8 https://www.rcsb.org/structure/5EB5 https://www.rcsb.org/structure/2Q6F https://www.rcsb.org/structure/3IWM https://www.rcsb.org/structure/6HRJ https://www.rcsb.org/structure/7WKU https://www.rcsb.org/structure/5GWY https://www.rcsb.org/structure/7BI5 https://www.rcsb.org/structure/8CXD https://www.rcsb.org/structure/5GWZ https://www.rcsb.org/structure/6JIJ https://www.rcsb.org/structure/3D23 https://www.rcsb.org/structure/5EU8 https://www.rcsb.org/structure/7BQY https://www.rcsb.org/structure/7D3C https://www.rcsb.org/structure/7V42 https://www.rcsb.org/structure/2AMQ https://www.rcsb.org/structure/5ONL https://www.rcsb.org/structure/6LU7

Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-01-23 from https://go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06770

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