British anti-Lewisite
E942092
British anti-Lewisite is a chelating agent and medical antidote primarily used to treat poisoning by arsenic-based chemical warfare agents and heavy metals.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II-era drug
ⓘ
antidote ⓘ chelating agent ⓘ organosulfur compound ⓘ pharmaceutical drug ⓘ |
| containsElement |
carbon
ⓘ
hydrogen ⓘ oxygen ⓘ sulfur ⓘ |
| counteracts |
Lewisite
ⓘ
arsenic-based chemical warfare agents ⓘ |
| developedBy | British biochemists ⓘ |
| developedDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedInCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | BAL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdverseEffect |
headache
ⓘ
hypertension ⓘ nausea ⓘ pain at injection site ⓘ tachycardia ⓘ vomiting ⓘ |
| hasAntidoteRoleFor |
antimony compounds
ⓘ
arsenic compounds ⓘ bismuth compounds ⓘ gold compounds ⓘ lead compounds ⓘ mercury compounds ⓘ |
| hasChemicalName | dimercaprol ⓘ |
| hasContraindication | peanut allergy ⓘ |
| hasDiscoveryContext | defense against chemical warfare ⓘ |
| hasFunctionalGroup |
alcohol group
ⓘ
thiol group ⓘ |
| hasMechanismOfAction |
chelates heavy metals
ⓘ
forms stable complexes with metal ions ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryUse | treatment of arsenic poisoning ⓘ |
| hasUse |
treatment of Lewisite poisoning
ⓘ
treatment of antimony poisoning ⓘ treatment of bismuth poisoning ⓘ treatment of gold poisoning ⓘ treatment of heavy metal poisoning ⓘ treatment of lead poisoning ⓘ treatment of mercury poisoning ⓘ |
| isFormulatedWith | peanut oil ⓘ |
| isListedAs | essential medicine in some military stockpiles ⓘ |
| isPredecessorOf |
dimercaptopropane sulfonate
ⓘ
dimercaptosuccinic acid ⓘ |
| routeOfAdministration | intramuscular injection ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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