Sulfur in pharmacy

Sulfur in pharmacy
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com	Multum Consumer Information
Routes of; administration	Topical, rarely oral
ATC code	D10AB02 (WHO) ;
Legal status
Legal status	US: OTC; In general: Over-the-counter (OTC);
Identifiers
	IUPAC name Octathiocane;
CAS Number	10544-50-0 ; 7704-34-9 (elemental sulfur);
PubChem CID	66348;
ChemSpider	59726;
UNII	70FD1KFU70;
ChEBI	CHEBI:29385;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	S8
Molar mass	256.48 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES S1SSSSSSS1;
	InChI InChI=1S/S8/c1-2-4-6-8-7-5-3-1; Key:JLQNHALFVCURHW-UHFFFAOYSA-N;

Sulfur is used in pharmaceutical skin preparations for the treatment of acne and other conditions. It acts as a keratolytic agent and also kills bacteria, fungi, scabies mites and other parasites.

Chemically, it is the naturally occurring octasulfur (S₈).

Clinical data

AHFS/Drugs.com	Multum Consumer Information
Routes of administration	Topical, rarely oral
ATC code	D10AB02 (WHO)
Legal status
Legal status	US: OTC In general: Over-the-counter (OTC)
Identifiers
IUPAC name Octathiocane
CAS Number	10544-50-0^Y 7704-34-9 (elemental sulfur)
PubChem CID	66348
ChemSpider	59726
UNII	70FD1KFU70
ChEBI	CHEBI:29385
Chemical and physical data
Formula	S₈
Molar mass	256.48 g·mol⁻¹
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES S1SSSSSSS1
InChI InChI=1S/S8/c1-2-4-6-8-7-5-3-1 Key:JLQNHALFVCURHW-UHFFFAOYSA-N