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Trade names | Calcium disodium versenate, others |
Other names | calcium disodium EDTA, edetate calcium disodium, sodium calcium edetate |
AHFS/ Drugs.com | Monograph |
Routes of administration | IV, IM |
Drug class | chelating agent |
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E number | E385 (antioxidants, ...) |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.000.482 |
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Formula | C10H12CaN2Na2O8 |
Molar mass | 374.270 g·mol−1 |
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Sodium calcium edetate (sodium calcium EDTA), also known as edetate calcium disodium among other names, is a medication primarily used to treat lead poisoning, [2] including both short-term and long-term lead poisoning. [3] Sodium calcium edetate came into medical use in the United States in 1953. [3]
Sodium calcium edetate is in the chelating agent family of medication. [3] It is a salt of edetate with two sodium and one calcium atoms. [4] It works by binding to a number of heavy metals, which renders them almost inert and allows them to leave the body in the urine. [3]
Edetate disodium (Endrate) is a different formulation which does not have the same effects. [3]
Sodium calcium edetate's primary use is to treat lead poisoning, [2] for which it is an alternative to succimer. [3] It is given by slow injection into a vein or into a muscle. [2]
For lead encephalopathy sodium calcium edetate is typically used together with dimercaprol. [3] It may also be used to treat plutonium poisoning. [5] It does not appear to be useful for poisoning by tetra-ethyl lead. [3]
Common side effects include pain at the site of injection. [3] Other side effects may include kidney problems, diarrhea, fever, muscle pains, and low blood pressure. [2] Benefits when needed in pregnancy are likely greater than the risks. [3]
Sodium calcium edetate came into medical use in the United States in 1953. [3] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. [6]