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Nitroprusside
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Definition
: A powerful vasodilator used in emergencies to lower blood pressure or to improve cardiac function. It is also an indicator for free sulfhydryl groups in proteins.
D25-26 qualif
Pharmacological Action
Antihypertensive Agents
;
Indicators and Reagents
;
Nitric Oxide Donors
;
Vasodilator Agents
Other names
Sodium Nitroprusside; Nitroferricyanide; Nitroprusside, Sodium; SERB Brand of Sodium Nitroprusside; Roche Brand of Sodium Nitroprusside; Disodium Salt Nitroprusside; Nitroprusside, Disodium Salt, Dihydrate; Nitroprusside, Disodium Salt; Nitroprussiat Fides; Nitropress; Nitriate; Nipruton; Nipride; Naniprus; Ketostix; Fides Ecopharma Brand of Sodium Nitroprusside; Faulding Brand of Sodium Nitroprusside; Cyanonitrosylferrate; Bayer Brand of Sodium Nitroprusside; Abbott Brand of Sodium Nitroprusside
Drugs
*
:
NIPRIDE
;
SODIUM NITROPRUSSIDE
;
NITROPRESS
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Drugs
*
trimetaphan nitroprusside
115722-30-0
*Nitroprusside
*Trimethaphan
Drug Combinations.
Br J Anaesth 1988;60(7):797
manniprus
96478-25-0 D-
Mannitol, 6-
imino-
5-
methyl-
3-
phenyl-
, (R)
*Mannitol
*Nitroprusside
Drug Combinations.
Eksp Med Morfol 1984;23(4):222