British Anti-Lewisite

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:drug
antidote
chelating agent
gptkbp:administeredBy intramuscular injection
gptkbp:ATCCode V03AB03
gptkbp:CASNumber 59-52-9
gptkbp:chemicalFormula C3H8O2S2
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1940
gptkbp:firstUsedAs antidote to chemical warfare agents
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Anti-Lewisite
gptkbp:includedIn gptkb:World_Health_Organization's_List_of_Essential_Medicines
gptkbp:meltingPoint 62 °C
gptkbp:molecularWeight 124.23 g/mol
gptkbp:nameOrigin antidote to lewisite
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:dimercaprol
gptkbp:sideEffect nausea
vomiting
hypertension
tachycardia
pain at injection site
gptkbp:solubility insoluble in water
soluble in alcohol
gptkbp:usedFor treatment of antimony poisoning
treatment of arsenic poisoning
treatment of gold poisoning
treatment of lead poisoning
treatment of lewisite poisoning
treatment of mercury poisoning
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:BAL
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6