British anti-Lewisite

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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

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lewisite antidote British anti-Lewisite