| Descriptor English: | Dimethadione | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Dimetadiona                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Dimetadiona | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Diméthadione | ||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    5,5-Dimethyl-2,4-oxazolidinedione 5,5-Dimethyloxazolidine-2,4-dione Dimethyloxazolidinedione  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        D03.383.129.462.175 | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004114 | ||||
| Scope note: | An anticonvulsant that is the active metabolite of TRIMETHADIONE. | 
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| 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  | 
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| Pharm Action: | 
                                                                                                    Anticonvulsants | 
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| Registry Number: | ALU9NPM703 | ||||
| CAS Type 1 Name: | 2,4-Oxazolidinedione, 5,5-dimethyl- | ||||
| Previous Indexing: | 
                                                Oxazoles (1970-1974) | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 91; was see under OXAZOLES 1975-90 | 
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| History Note: | 91(75); was see under OXAZOLES 1975-90 | 
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| DeCS ID: | 4160 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D004114 | ||||
| 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: | 2016/05/31 | 
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                                        CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
 
Heterocyclic Compounds [D03]Heterocyclic Compounds 
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                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0006448 | 
                                
| Scope note | An anticonvulsant that is the active metabolite of TRIMETHADIONE. | 
| Preferred term | Dimethadione | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            5,5-Dimethyl-2,4-oxazolidinedione                                                 5,5-Dimethyloxazolidine-2,4-dione Dimethyloxazolidinedione  | 
                                
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