Adjuvant

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Adjuvants are agents which modify the effect of other agents while having few if any direct effects when given by themselves. In this sense, they are very roughly analogous with chemical catalysts. Types of adjuvants include:

• Pharmaceutic adjuvant
• Immunologic adjuvant
• Adjuvant chemotherapy
• Adjuvants for dermatalogical products, including cosmetics and toiletries