| Descriptor English: | Zinc Sulfate | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Sulfato de Zinc                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Sulfato de Zinco | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Sulfate de zinc | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Sulfate, Zinc Zinc Sulfate, Heptahydrate Zincteral  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        D01.875.800.800.850.950 D01.975.987  | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019287 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A compound given in the treatment of conditions associated with zinc deficiency such as acrodermatitis enteropathica. Externally, zinc sulfate is used as an astringent in lotions and eye drops. (Reynolds JEF(Ed): Martindale: The Extra Pharmacopoeia (electronic version). Micromedex, Inc, Englewood, CO, 1995) | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        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  | 
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| Pharm Action: | 
                                                                                                    Astringents | 
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| Registry Number: | 7733-02-0 | ||||||
| CAS Type 1 Name: | Sulfuric acid, Zinc salt (1:1) | ||||||
| Previous Indexing: | 
                                                Sulfates (1979-1996) Zinc (1979-1993) Zinc Compounds (1994-1996)  | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 97; ZINC SULFATE was indexed under ZINC COMPOUNDS 1994-96, SULFATES 1979-96, & ZINC 1979-93 | 
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| Online Note: | use ZINC SULFATE (NM) to search ZINC SULFATE 1980-96 | 
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| History Note: | 97; was ZINC SULFATE (NM) 1979-96 | 
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| Related: | 
                                                                                                                        Zincum Sulphuricum
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| DeCS ID: | 32969 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D019287 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1997/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1996/06/10 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2001/07/25 | 
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                        Zinc Sulfate                                            
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                        Zincteral                                            
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                        Zinc Sulfate, Heptahydrate                                            
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                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0028716 | 
                                
| Scope note | A compound given in the treatment of conditions associated with zinc deficiency such as acrodermatitis enteropathica. Externally, zinc sulfate is used as an astringent in lotions and eye drops. (Reynolds JEF(Ed): Martindale: The Extra Pharmacopoeia (electronic version). Micromedex, Inc, Englewood, CO, 1995) | 
| Preferred term | Zinc Sulfate | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Sulfate, Zinc                                                 | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0028717 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Zincteral | 
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                                        M0329188 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Zinc Sulfate, Heptahydrate | 
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