Fomepizolum [INN-Latin]
Brand names,
Fomepizolum [INN-Latin]
Analogs
Fomepizolum [INN-Latin]
Brand Names Mixture
Fomepizolum [INN-Latin]
Chemical_Formula
C4H6N2
Fomepizolum [INN-Latin]
RX_link
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/antizol.htm
Fomepizolum [INN-Latin]
fda sheet
Fomepizolum [INN-Latin]
msds (material safety sheet)
Fomepizolum [INN-Latin]
Synthesis Reference
No information avaliable
Fomepizolum [INN-Latin]
Molecular Weight
82.1039 g/mol
Fomepizolum [INN-Latin]
Melting Point
25 oC
Fomepizolum [INN-Latin]
H2O Solubility
No information avaliable
Fomepizolum [INN-Latin]
State
Liquid
Fomepizolum [INN-Latin]
LogP
0.82
Fomepizolum [INN-Latin]
Dosage Forms
Liquid
Fomepizolum [INN-Latin]
Indication
Antizol is indicated as an antidote for ethylene glycol (such as antifreeze) or methanol poisoning, or for use in suspected ethylene glycol or methanol ingestion, either alone or in combination with hemodialysis
Fomepizolum [INN-Latin]
Pharmacology
Fomepizole is a competitive inhibitor of alcohol dehydrogenase, the enzyme that catalyzes the initial steps in the metabolism of ethylene glycol and methanol to their toxic metabolites. Ethylene glycol is first metabolized to glycoaldehyde which then undergoes further oxidation to glycolate, glyoxylate, and oxalate. It is glycolate and oxalate that are primarily responsible for the metabolic acidosis and renal damage that are seen in ethylene glycol poisoning. {01}{03} Methanol is first metabolized to formaldehyde and then undergoes subsequent oxidation via formaldehyde dehydrogenase to become formic acid. It is formic acid that is primarily responsible for the metabolic acidosis and visual disturbances that are associated with methanol poisoning.
Fomepizolum [INN-Latin]
Absorption
Rapid and complete
Fomepizolum [INN-Latin]
side effects and Toxicity
Headache, nausea, dizziness
Fomepizolum [INN-Latin]
Patient Information
Fomepizolum [INN-Latin]
Organisms Affected
Humans and other mammals