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Acoltremon also known as WS-12 is an investigational new drug which is being evaluated for the treatment of dry eye syndrome. [1]Acoltremon that acts as a potent and selective activator of the TRPM8 calcium channel, which is responsible for the sensation of coldness produced by menthol.
Menthol has local anesthetic and counterirritant qualities, and it is widely used to relieve minor throat irritation. Menthol has been demonstrated to cause a subjective nasal decongestant effect without any objective decongestant action, and administration of menthol via a nasal inhaler in humans has also been shown to cause nasal congestion ...
A. A. Schulman; Absolute Standards; Access Industries; AdvanSix; Afton Chemical; Air Products; Airgas; Albemarle Corporation; Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation
While trace amounts of menthol may be added to non-mentholated cigarettes for flavor or other reasons, a menthol cigarette typically has at least 0.3% menthol content by weight. Lower-tar menthol cigarettes may have menthol levels up to 2%, in order to keep menthol delivery constant despite the filtration and ventilation designs used to reduce tar.
American Chemistry Council (ACC), known as the Manufacturing Chemists' Association [2] at its founding in 1872 [3] then as the Chemical Manufacturers' Association [4] (from 1978 until 2000 [5] [6]), is an industry trade association for American chemical companies, based in Washington, D.C.
The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates, is an international trade association that represents the interests of the batch, custom and specialty chemical industry. According to the organization’s charter, SOCMA's stated mission is to "accelerat[e] the potential for members' growth," "increase[e] public confidence in the batch ...
A long-awaited ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars that was expected to come this year is now not expected until at least March. But civil rights groups and public health organizations ...
A study conducted in 1994 suggests menthol and camphor are effective cough suppressants for guinea pigs. [10] It has been suggested that thymol oil can reduce or cure onychomycosis (nail fungus), although the same source mentions that "no human studies have been conducted to test whether thymol is a lasting and effective treatment". [ 11 ]