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Descriptor English: Edrophonium
Descriptor Spanish: Edrofonio
Descriptor edrofonio
Entry term(s) cloruro de edrofonio
Scope note: Inhibidor de la colinesterasa de acción rápida y corta duración que se utiliza en arritmias cardiacas y para el diagnóstico de la miastenia gravis. También ha sido utilizado como antídoto de sustancias del tipo del curare.
Descriptor Portuguese: Edrofônio
Descriptor French: Édrophonium
Entry term(s): Bromide, Edrophonium
Chloride, Edrophonium
Edrophonium Bromide
Edrophonium Chloride
Edroponium
Tensilon
Tree number(s): D02.092.877.674.333
D02.675.276.352
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004491
Scope note: A rapid-onset, short-acting cholinesterase inhibitor used in cardiac arrhythmias and in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis. It has also been used as an antidote to curare principles.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Antidotes
Cholinesterase Inhibitors
Registry Number: 70FP3JLY7N
CAS Type 1 Name: Benzenaminium, N-ethyl-3-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyl-
Public MeSH Note: 83; was see under CURARIFORM ANTAGONISTS 1963-69; EDROPHONIUM CHLORIDE was heading 1972-82
Online Note: search CURARIFORM ANTAGONISTS 1966-69; use EDROPHONIUM to search EDROPHONIUM CHLORIDE 1966-82 (as Prov 1966-71)
History Note: 83; was see under CURARIFORM ANTAGONISTS 1963-69; EDROPHONIUM CHLORIDE was heading 1964-82 (Prov 1964-71)
DeCS ID: 4560
Unique ID: D004491
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Date Established: 1972/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Edrophonium - Preferred
Concept UI M0007057
Scope note A rapid-onset, short-acting cholinesterase inhibitor used in cardiac arrhythmias and in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis. It has also been used as an antidote to curare principles.
Preferred term Edrophonium
Entry term(s) Edroponium
Edrophonium Chloride - Narrower
Concept UI M0007059
Preferred term Edrophonium Chloride
Entry term(s) Chloride, Edrophonium
Tensilon - Narrower
Concept UI M0007060
Preferred term Tensilon
Edrophonium Bromide - Narrower
Concept UI M0007058
Preferred term Edrophonium Bromide
Entry term(s) Bromide, Edrophonium



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