Sodium Nitrite

In the US, Sodium Nitrite is a member of the drug class antidotes.

Scheme

USAN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

V03AB08

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0007632-00-0

Chemical Formula

Na-N-O2

Molecular Weight

69

Therapeutic Categories

Antidote

Vasodilator

Chemical Name

Nitrous acid, sodium salt (USAN)

Foreign Names

• Natrii nitris (Latin)
• Natrium nitrit (German)
• Nitrite de sodium (French)

Generic Names

• Natriumnitrit (OS: IUPAC)
• CCRIS 559 (IS)
• Erinitrit (IS)
• Filmerine (IS)
• HSDB 757 (IS)
• Salpetrigsaures Natrium (IS)
• Synfat 1004 (IS)
• Natrii nitris (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Natriumnitrit (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Sodium Nitrite (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Sodium Nitrite
  Hospira, Australia; Hospira, New Zealand; Phebra, Australia

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

IUPAC	International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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