• TRADE NAME: Antizol (Orphan Medical)
  • INDICATIONS: Toxicity to methanol and ethylene glycol
  • CLASS: Antidote
  • HALF-LIFE: not calculated; varies with dose
  • CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
    Alcohol

As an antidote, it is difficult to differentiate side effects due to the drug from those due to the effects of the poison.

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Page last updated 06/28/2024

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Incidence

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Seriousness

Hospitalization possible
Life threatening
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Warnings in other populations

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