DeCS

Descriptor English:

Methenamine

Descriptor Spanish:

Metenamina

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	metenamina
Entry term(s)	hexametilentetramina hexamina
Scope note:	Agente antiinfeccioso. utilizado sobre todo en el tratamiento de las infecciones de las vías urinarias. Su acción antiinfecciosa se debe a la lenta liberación de formaldehído por hidrólisis en pH ácido (Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p173).

Descriptor Portuguese:

Metenamina

Descriptor French:

Méthénamine

Entry term(s):

Méthénamine argentique
Méthénamine d'argent
Urotropine

Tree number(s):

D02.092.782.500
D02.455.426.100.050.392

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008709

Scope note:

An anti-infective agent most commonly used in the treatment of urinary tract infections. Its anti-infective action derives from the slow release of formaldehyde by hydrolysis at acidic pH. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p173)

Allowable Qualifiers:

AA analogues et dérivés
AD administration et posologie
AE effets indésirables
AG agonistes
AI antagonistes et inhibiteurs
AN analyse
BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CH composition chimique
CL classification
CS synthèse chimique
EC économie
HI histoire
IM immunologie
IP isolement et purification
ME métabolisme
PD pharmacologie
PK pharmacocinétique
PO intoxication
RE effets des radiations
SD ressources et distribution
ST normes
TO toxicité
TU usage thérapeutique
UR urine

Pharm Action:

Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary

Registry Number:

J50OIX95QV

CAS Type 1 Name:

1,3,5,7-Tetraazatricyclo(3.3.1.13,7)decane

DeCS ID:

8886

Unique ID:

D008709

NLM Classification:

QV 243