Ethanol
- Generic Name
- Ethanol
- Brand Names
- Dalmacol, Gattex, Healing Waters Aloe Cucumber Hand Sanitizer, Healing Waters Cotton Blossom Hand Sanitizer, Healing Waters Lemon Verbena Hand Sanitizer, Healing Waters Peach Nectarine Hand Sanitizer, Lupaneta Pack 1-month, Viva-drops Lubricating Eye Drops
- Drug Type
- Small Molecule
- Chemical Formula
- C2H6O
- CAS Number
- 64-17-5
- Unique Ingredient Identifier
- 3K9958V90M
- Background
A clear, colorless liquid rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and distributed throughout the body. It has bactericidal activity and is used often as a topical disinfectant. It is widely used as a solvent and preservative in pharmaceutical preparations as well as serving as the primary ingredient in alcoholic beverages.
- Indication
For therapeutic neurolysis of nerves or ganglia for the relief of intractable chronic pain in such conditions as inoperable cancer and trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux), in patients for whom neurosurgical procedures are contraindicated.
- Associated Conditions
- Bacterial Infections, Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Skin Irritation, Bacterial skin infections, Ethylene glycol overdose, Fat occlusion in central venous catheter, Methanol overdose
- Associated Therapies
- Hand Hygiene, Skin disinfection
The HOLIDAY (HOw ALcohol InDuces Atrial TachYarrhythmias) Study
- First Posted Date
- 2013-11-27
- Last Posted Date
- 2021-03-16
- Lead Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
- Target Recruit Count
- 100
- Registration Number
- NCT01996943
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Vein of Marshall Ethanol Infusion for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
- Conditions
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2013-07-12
- Last Posted Date
- 2020-09-30
- Lead Sponsor
- Miguel X. Valderrabano, MD
- Target Recruit Count
- 423
- Registration Number
- NCT01898221
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
🇺🇸Houston VAMC, Houston, Texas, United States
🇺🇸University of Colorado School of Medicince, Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States
Ghrelin for Alcohol Use in Non-Treatment-Seeking Heavy Drinkers
- Conditions
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2013-01-29
- Last Posted Date
- 2018-08-03
- Target Recruit Count
- 17
- Registration Number
- NCT01779024
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Alcohol Inhibits Drug Metabolism by Carboxylesterases
- Conditions
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2012-10-16
- Last Posted Date
- 2012-10-16
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Tennessee
- Target Recruit Count
- 19
- Registration Number
- NCT01708369
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Evaluation of the Pharmacodynamic and Pharmacokinetic Interactions of Tasimelteon and Ethanol
- First Posted Date
- 2012-04-16
- Last Posted Date
- 2014-02-17
- Lead Sponsor
- Vanda Pharmaceuticals
- Target Recruit Count
- 28
- Registration Number
- NCT01578057
- Locations
- 🇨🇦
INC Research Toronto, Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The CHARM Trial: Chemotherapy for Ablation and Resolution of Mucinous Pancreatic Cysts
- Conditions
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2011-11-21
- Last Posted Date
- 2018-03-20
- Lead Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
- Target Recruit Count
- 46
- Registration Number
- NCT01475331
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
Ethanol Lock Therapy for Treatment and Secondary Prophylaxis of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection
- Conditions
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2011-11-17
- Last Posted Date
- 2017-11-13
- Lead Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- Target Recruit Count
- 95
- Registration Number
- NCT01472965
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
🇦🇺Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Genetics of the Acute Response to Alcohol in Social Drinkers
- Conditions
- First Posted Date
- 2011-06-17
- Last Posted Date
- 2019-11-29
- Target Recruit Count
- 33
- Registration Number
- NCT01375556
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Driving Simulator Performance After Intake of Zopiclone Sleeping Pills
- Conditions
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2010-12-09
- Last Posted Date
- 2013-12-13
- Lead Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
- Registration Number
- NCT01257165
Ethanol in the Prevention of Central Venous Catheter Infections
- Conditions
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2010-10-28
- Last Posted Date
- 2012-07-17
- Lead Sponsor
- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon
- Target Recruit Count
- 200
- Registration Number
- NCT01229592
- Locations
- 🇪🇸
Servicio de Microbiología y Enfermedades Infecciosas. Hospital GU Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain
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