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Descriptor English:   Succimer 
Descriptor Spanish:   Succímero 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Succímero 
Synonyms English:   DMSA
Dimercaptosuccinic Acid  
Tree Number:   D02.241.081.337.759.500
D02.886.489.750
Definition English:   A mercaptodicarboxylic acid used as an antidote to heavy metal poisoning because it forms strong chelates with them. 
Indexing Annotation English:   D25-26 qualif
Pharmacological Action:   Antidotes
Chelating Agents
 
History Note English:   94; was DIMERCAPTOSUCCINIC ACID 1979-93 (see under SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS 1979-90); SUCCIMER was see DIMERCAPTOSUCCINIC ACID 1979-93 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects
AA analogs & derivatives AN analysis
CS chemical synthesis CH chemistry
CL classification CT contraindications
EC economics HI history
IP isolation & purification ME metabolism
PK pharmacokinetics PD pharmacology
PO poisoning RE radiation effects
ST standards SD supply & distribution
TU therapeutic use TO toxicity
Record Number:   31823 
Unique Identifier:   D004113 

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