| Literature DB >> 12845393 |
Jack Clifton1, Jerrold B Leikin.
Abstract
Methylene blue finds its major utilization in toxicology in the treatment of methemoglobinemia at a dose of 1 to 2 mg/kg intravenously. By interacting with methemoglobin and the erythrocyte's enzyme systems to reduce back to hemoglobin, methylene blue is a generally safe drug with dose-related hemolytic effects. People with G-6-PD deficiency, along with patients exposed to aniline dyes and dapsone, may present with special risks in the treatment of methemoglobinemia.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12845393 DOI: 10.1097/00045391-200307000-00009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Ther ISSN: 1075-2765 Impact factor: 2.688