| Descriptor English: | Sodium Oxybate | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | Oxibato de Sodio 
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Oxibato de Sódio | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Oxybate de sodium | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 4 Hydroxybutyrate Sodium 4-Hydroxybutyrate Sodium Oxybate Sodium Oxybate, Sodium Oxybutyrate, Sodium Sodium Oxybutyrate Sodium gamma Hydroxybutyrate Sodium gamma-Hydroxybutyrate Somsanit Xyrem gamma Hydroxybutyrate gamma-Hydroxybutyrate | ||||||
| Tree number(s): | D02.241.081.114.937.700 D02.241.511.429.700 | ||||||
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012978 | ||||||
| Scope note: | The sodium salt of 4-hydroxybutyric acid. It is used for both induction and maintenance of ANESTHESIA. | ||||||
| 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: | Adjuvants, Anesthesia Anesthetics, Intravenous | ||||||
| Registry Number: | 7G33012534 | ||||||
| CAS Type 1 Name: | Butanoic acid, 4-hydroxy-, monosodium salt | ||||||
| Previous Indexing: | Hydroxybutyrates (1969-1974) | ||||||
| Public MeSH Note: | 91; was see under HYDROXYBUTYRATES 1975-90 | ||||||
| History Note: | 91(75); was see under HYDROXYBUTYRATES 1975-90 | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 13364 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D012978 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1991/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1974/11/19 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2014/10/14 | 
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                        Sodium Oxybate                                            
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                        gamma-Hydroxybutyrate                                            
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                        Somsanit                                            
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                        Xyrem                                            
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                | Concept UI | M0020115 | 
| Scope note | The sodium salt of 4-hydroxybutyric acid. It is used for both induction and maintenance of ANESTHESIA. | 
| Preferred term | Sodium Oxybate | 
| Entry term(s) | 4 Hydroxybutyrate Sodium 4-Hydroxybutyrate Sodium Oxybate Sodium Oxybate, Sodium Oxybutyrate, Sodium Sodium Oxybutyrate Sodium gamma Hydroxybutyrate Sodium gamma-Hydroxybutyrate | 
| Concept UI | M0020114 | 
| Preferred term | gamma-Hydroxybutyrate | 
| Entry term(s) | gamma Hydroxybutyrate | 
| Concept UI | M0475567 | 
| Preferred term | Somsanit | 
| Concept UI | M0475568 | 
| Preferred term | Xyrem | 
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