Methylcarbinol

Methylcarbinol Brand names, Methylcarbinol Analogs

Methylcarbinol Brand Names Mixture

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Methylcarbinol Chemical_Formula

C₂H₆O

Methylcarbinol RX_link

http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic2/dhydalco.htm

Methylcarbinol fda sheet

Methylcarbinol msds (material safety sheet)

Methylcarbinol MSDS

Methylcarbinol Synthesis Reference

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Methylcarbinol Molecular Weight

46.0684 g/mol

Methylcarbinol Melting Point

-114.1 ^oC

Methylcarbinol H₂O Solubility

Miscible in water

Methylcarbinol State

Liquid

Methylcarbinol LogP

0.017

Methylcarbinol Dosage Forms

Liquid

Methylcarbinol Indication

For therapeutic neurolysis of nerves or ganglia for the relief of intractable chronic pain in such conditions as inoperable cancer and trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux), in patients for whom neurosurgical procedures are contraindicated.

Methylcarbinol Pharmacology

Alcohol produces injury to cells by dehydration and precipitation of the cytoplasm or protoplasm. This accounts for its bacteriocidal and antifungal action. When alcohol is injected in close proximity to nerve tissues, it produces neuritis and nerve degeneration (neurolysis). Ninety to 98% of ethanol that enters the body is completely oxidized. Ethanol is also used as a cosolvent to dissolve many insoluble drugs and to serve as a mild sedative in some medicinal formulations.

Methylcarbinol Absorption

Rapidly absorbed.

Methylcarbinol side effects and Toxicity

Oral, rat LD₅₀: 5628 mg/kg. Symptoms and effects of overdose include nausea, vomiting, CNS depression, acute respiratory failure or death and with chronic use, severe health problems, such as liver and brain damage.

Methylcarbinol Patient Information