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Preferred Name

Fomepizole

Synonyms

1H-Pyrazole, 4-methyl-

4-Methylpyrazol

Antizol

FOMEPIZOLE

Fomepizole

Definitions

A pyrazole with competitive alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor activity. Fomepizole prevents the metabolism of ethylene glycol and methanol by alcohol dehydrogenase, thereby inhibiting the formation of their toxic metabolites, glycolate and oxalate (from ethylene glycol), and formic acid (from methanol). Fomepizole is indicated for use as an antidote in ethylene glycol and methanol poisoning. (NCI05)

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C47538

CAS_Registry

7554-65-6

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:5141

Chemical_Formula

C4H6N2

code

C47538

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

Contributing_Source

FDA

DEFINITION

A pyrazole with competitive alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor activity. Fomepizole prevents the metabolism of ethylene glycol and methanol by alcohol dehydrogenase, thereby inhibiting the formation of their toxic metabolites, glycolate and oxalate (from ethylene glycol), and formic acid (from methanol). Fomepizole is indicated for use as an antidote in ethylene glycol and methanol poisoning. (NCI05)

FDA_UNII_Code

83LCM6L2BY

FULL_SYN

1H-Pyrazole, 4-methyl-

4-Methylpyrazol

Antizol

FOMEPIZOLE

Fomepizole

label

Fomepizole

Legacy Concept Name

Fomepizole

Preferred_Name

Fomepizole

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C47538

Semantic_Type

Pharmacologic Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0048504

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C471

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