| dibasic sodium phosphate | Na2HPO4-H2O;a laxative. Synonym: dibasic sodium phosphate, sodium orthophosphate. Sodium phosphate P 32, anionic radioactive phosphorus in the form of a solution of sodium acid phosphate and sodium basic phosphate; a beta emitter with a half-life of 14.3 days; after administration, highest concentrations are found in rapidly proliferating tissues; it is used in the treatment of polycythemia vera, chronic myelogenous leukaemia, and osseous metastases. See: chromic phosphate P 32 colloidal suspension. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| dicloxacillin sodium | Sodium salt of 3-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-5-methyl-4-isoazolylpenicillin;a semisynthetic penicillin resistant to penicillinase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diet, sodium-restricted | A diet which contains very little sodium chloride. It is prescribed by some for hypertension and for edematous states. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dihydroxyaluminum sodium carbonate | Aluminum sodium carbonate hydroxide;a gastric antacid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate | Bis-2-ethylhexyl sodium sulfosuccinate;a surface-active agent used as a dispersing agent in topically applied preparations. After oral administration it lowers the surface tension of the gastrointestinal tract and is used in the treatment of constipation. Synonym: dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| divalproex sodium | Pentanoic acid, 2-propyl-, sodium salt (2:1); an anticonvulsant used in absence seizures and related seizure disorders. (05 Mar 2000) |
| docusate sodium | Bis-2-ethylhexyl sodium sulfosuccinate;a surface-active agent used as a dispersing agent in topically applied preparations. After oral administration it lowers the surface tension of the gastrointestinal tract and is used in the treatment of constipation. Synonym: dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| iodohippurate sodium | Sodium o-iodohippurate;a radiopaque compound formerly used intravenously, orally, or for retrograde urography. When tagged with iodine-131, it was used to measure effective renal plasma flow and to image the kidneys for radioisotopic renography. (05 Mar 2000) |
| iodomethamate sodium | N-Methyl-3,5-diiodo-4-pyridone-2,6-dicarboxylate;a high osmolar, ionic, water-soluble, radiographic contrast medium formerly used widely as the disodium salt for intravenous urography. (05 Mar 2000) |
| iothiouracil sodium | The sodium salt of 5-iodo-2-thiouracil; an organic iodine derivative of thiouracil with the thyroid-involuting action of iodine and the capability of inhibiting thyroxine production. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ipodate sodium | Sodium 3-[(dimethylaminomethylene)amino]-2,4,6-triiodohydrocinnamate;a radiopaque medium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oxacillin sodium | 5-Methyl-3-phenyl-4-isoxazolylpenicillin sodium;a semisynthetic penicillin used in the oral therapy of penicillin-resistant staphylococcal infections. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tetrabromophenolphthalein sodium | The sodium salt of a brominated dye; it was used early in the development of cholecystography. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tetraiodophenolphthalein sodium | A radiographic contrast medium. The disodium salt was once used in radiography of the gallbladder. Synonym: tetraiodophenolphthalein sodium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| theophylline sodium acetate | A mixture of theophylline sodium and sodium acetate, with 60% of theophylline; has the same uses as theophylline. (05 Mar 2000) |