2-Methoxyethanol is used in the synthesis of 2-aminothiazoles in the treatment of prion disease. 2-Methoxyethanol is also used in the preparation of Rho-associated kinase inhibitors or (ROCK) inhibitors for the treatment of cardiovascular disease.

Apraglutide TFA (FE 203799 TFA), a synthetic 33-amino-acid peptide and a long-acting GLP-2 analogue, enhances adaptation and linear intestinal growth in a neonatal piglet model of short bowel syndrome with total resection of the ileum.

Deapi-platycodin D3 is a natural product isolate from the root of Platycodon grandiflorum.