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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 NitroprussideDrugs* : NIPRIDE; SODIUM NITROPRUSSIDE; NITROPRESS
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
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

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