| sodium lactate | The sodium salt of racaemic or inactive lactic acid. It is used intravenously in a one-sixth molar solution as a fluid and electrolyte replenisher to combat acidosis. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| sodium lauryl sulfate | CH3(CH2)10CH2OSO3Na;a surface-active agent of the anionic type. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sodium levothyroxine | 3,3',5,5'-tetraiodothyronine pentahydrate;Sodium salt of the natural isomer of thyroxine, a thyroid hormone. It is twice as effective as the racaemic form. Used in the treatment of hypothyroidism in humans and animals and to treat lowered fertility in bulls and to stimulate lactation in animals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sodium liothyronine | Sodium l-triiodothyronine, the physiologically active isomer of triiodothyronine, twice as active as the racaemic form; used in the treatment of thyroid deficiency syndromes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sodium metabisulfite | Na2S2O5;used as an antioxidant in injectable solutions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sodium methicillin | Sodium 2,6-dimethoxyphenylpenicillin monohydrate;a semisynthetic penicillin salt for parenteral administration; restriction of its use to infections caused by penicillin G-resistant staphylococci is recommended; it is less effective than penicillin G in infections caused by haemolytic streptococci, pneumococci, gonococci, and penicillin G-sensitive staphylococci. Synonym: sodium methicillin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sodium methylarsonate | Ch3H5O(ONa)2-5H2O; disodium monomethyl arsonate;formerly used in tuberculosis, chorea, and other affections in which the cacodylates were used. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sodium methylprednisolone succinate | Sodium 6-methylprednisolone 21-succinate;it has the same metabolic and anti-inflammatory actions as the parent compound, methylprednisolone; because of its solubility it can be administered in small volumes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sodium morrhuate | <chemical> The sodium salts of the fatty acids in cod liver oil; an irritant and sclerosing agent used to treat varicose veins and arthritic joints. Pharmacological action: sclerosing solutions. Chemical name: Sodium morrhuate (12 Dec 1998) |
| sodium nitrate | NaNO3;formerly used for dysentery and as a diuretic. Synonym: Chilean saltpeter, cubic niter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sodium nitrite | <chemical> Nitrous acid sodium salt. Used in many industrial processes, in meat curing, colouring, and preserving, and as a reagent in analytical chemistry. It is used therapeutically as an antidote in cyanide poisoning. The compound is toxic and mutagenic and will react in vivo with secondary or tertiary amines thereby producing highly carcinogenic nitrosamines. Pharmacological action: antidotes, food preservatives, indicators and reagents, mutagens. Chemical name: Nitrous acid, sodium salt (12 Dec 1998) |
| sodium nitroferricyanide | (Na2FeCCN)5NO-5H2O;a rapidly acting and potent arterial and venous vasodilator used in hypertensive emergencies and administered intravenously. Acts in a manner similar to vasodilator nitrates and nitrites by donating nitric oxide which produces vasodilation; also used as a reagent for detection of organic compounds in the urine. Synonym: sodium nitroferricyanide. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sodium nitroprusside | (Na2FeCCN)5NO-5H2O;a rapidly acting and potent arterial and venous vasodilator used in hypertensive emergencies and administered intravenously. Acts in a manner similar to vasodilator nitrates and nitrites by donating nitric oxide which produces vasodilation; also used as a reagent for detection of organic compounds in the urine. Synonym: sodium nitroferricyanide. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sodium nucleate | Sodium salts of yeast acids, used in the treatment of anaemias, rheumatism, and gout. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sodium orthophosphate | 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) |
| 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) |
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| 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) |
| theophylline sodium glycinate | Equilibrium mixture containing theophylline sodium and glycine in approximately molecular proportions, buffered with an additional mole of glycine; similar in action and uses to aminophylline but more stable in air, and less irritating to the gastric mucosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thiamylal sodium | Sodium 5-allyl-5-(1-methylbutyl)-2-thiobarbiturate;a short-acting barbiturate, prepared as a mixture with sodium bicarbonate, used intravenously to produce anaesthesia of short duration. (05 Mar 2000) |