Arsenic
- TRADE NAMES: Fowler's Solution; Trisenox (Cephalon)
- INDICATIONS: Acute promyelocytic leukemia, psoriasis (in the early 1900s), devitalization of pulp in dental procedures
- SYNONYM: Arsenic trioxide (Trisenox); Potassium arsenite solution (Fowler's solution)
- CLASS: Antineoplastic / anticancer agent (see also Immune checkpoint inhibitor), Trace element
- HALF-LIFE: 10–14 hours
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PREGNANCY CATEGORY: D
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Incidence 
- <1%
- 1-5%
- 5-10%
- 10-15%
- 15-20%
- 20-30%
- >30%
Seriousness
- Hospitalization possible
- Life threatening
- Fatal
Warnings in other populations
- Breast feeding
- Geriatric
- Pediatric
