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Dimercaprol

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1 WHAT IS IT?
2 WHEN DO WE USE IT?
3 WHEN DO WE AVOID USING IT?
4 HOW IS IT ADMINISTERED?
5 WHAT ARE THE SIDE EFFECTS/TOXICITY?
6 ANYTHING ELSE TO KEEP IN MIND?
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WHAT IS IT?

Dimercaprol is a chelating agent.

WHEN DO WE USE IT?

Arsenic poisoning: this is a first-line chelating agent that binds arsenic so that arsenic can not bind enzymes in the body.

WHEN DO WE AVOID USING IT?

HOW IS IT ADMINISTERED?

WHAT ARE THE SIDE EFFECTS/TOXICITY?

ANYTHING ELSE TO KEEP IN MIND?

Page Updated: 05.06.2017