| sodium oxybate | <chemical> Sodium 4-hydroxybutyrate. Anaesthetic used for both induction and maintenance. It may cause bradycardia and dyskinesias. Sodium oxybate has been supplied illicitly as a drug of abuse promoted for body building, and weight loss. Pharmacological action: anaesthesia adjuvants, anaesthetics, intravenous. Chemical name: Butanoic acid, 4-hydroxy-, monosodium salt (12 Dec 1998) |
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| sodium p-aminohippurate | Used intravenously in renal function tests, to determine the renal plasma flow and the tubular excretion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sodium p-aminophenylarsonate | H2N-C6H4-AsO(OH)(ONa)-3H 2O; a compound that was one of the first modern pentavalent arsenicals. Synonym: sodium arsanilate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sodium perborate | NaBO2H2O2-3H2O;used in the extemporaneous preparation of hydrogen peroxide; a 2% solution is equivalent in germicidal action to 0.4% of hydrogen peroxide. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sodium peroxide | Na2O2;used externally as a paste or soap in the treatment of comedones and acne. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sodium pertechnetate | Na 99mTcO4;a radiopharmaceutical used for brain, thyroid, and salivary gland scanning. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sodium pertechnetate tc 99m | <chemical> A gamma-emitting radionuclide imaging agent used for the diagnosis of diseases in many tissues, particularly in the gastrointestinal system, cardiovascular and cerebral circulation, brain, thyroid, and joints. Pharmacological action: radiopharmaceuticals. Chemical name: Technetate (99TcO41-), sodium, (T-4)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| sodium phenolsulfonate | Has been used in tonsillitis and as an intestinal antiseptic; has no antiseptic properties. Synonym: sodium sulfocarbolate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |
| sodium polyanhydromannuronic acid sulfate | An anticoagulant drug prepared from alginic acid and having an action similar to that of heparin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sodium polystyrene sulfonate | A cationic exchange resin used in hyperpotassaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sodium potassium ATPase | <enzyme> A major transport protein of the plasma membrane. A multi unit enzyme, it moves 3 sodium ions out of the cell and 2 potassium ions in, for each ATP hydrolysed. The sodium gradient established is used for several purposes (see facilitated diffusion, action potential), while the potassium gradient is dissipated through the potassium leak channel. Must not be confused with a sodium channel. (18 Nov 1997) |
| sodium potassium tartrate | KNaC4H4O6;a mild saline cathartic, used as an ingredient in compound effervescent powders. Synonym: Rochelle salt, Seignette's salt, sodium potassium tartrate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sodium propionate | The sodium salt of propionic acid; used for fungus infections of the skin, usually in combination with calcium propionate; used as a preservative. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sodium psylliate | The sodium salt of the liquid fatty acids of psyllium oil, prepared by dissolving the fatty acid in dilute sodium hydroxide solution; used like morrhuate sodium as a sclerosing agent in the treatment of varicose veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thiopental sodium | Sodium 5-ethyl-5-(1-methylbutyl)-2-thiobarbiturate;an ultra-short-acting barbiturate administered intravenously or rectally for induction of anaesthesia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| thyroxine sodium | A preparation obtained by the action of a limited amount of sodium carbonate upon thyroxine; it contains between 61 and 65% of iodine. See: sodium levothyroxine, sodium liothyronine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| effervescent sodium phosphate | Exsiccated sodium phosphate 200, sodium bicarbonate 477, tartaric acid 252, and citric acid 162, mixed and passed through a sieve to make a granular salt. (05 Mar 2000) |
| estramustine phosphate sodium | Estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,17-diol(17b)-, 3-[bis(2-chloroethyl)carbamate] 17-(dihydrogen phosphate), disodium salt;an antineoplastic agent that combines the actions of oestrogen and nitrogen mustard in the treatment of carcinoma of the prostate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ethacrynate sodium | Sodium salt of ethacrynic acid for parenteral use. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tyropanoate sodium | 3-Butyramido-alpha-ethyl-2,4,6-triiodohydrocinnamic acid, sodium salt;an oral contrast medium for cholecystography. (05 Mar 2000) |
| exsiccated sodium sulfite | Anhydrous sodium sulfite, used as a preservative in pharmaceutical preparations. (05 Mar 2000) |
| zomepirac sodium | Sodium 5-(p-chlorodoenzoyl)-1,4-dimethylpyrrole-2-acet ate dihydrate;an analgesic anti-inflammatory agent, no longer marketed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fluorescein sodium | A dye used for diagnosis of certain ocular diseases, differentiation or delineation of organ parts in surgery, and determination of circulation time. Synonym: resorcinolphthalein sodium, uranin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fusidate sodium | The sodium salt of fusidic acid; has antibacterial properties. Synonym: sodium fusidate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| low sodium syndrome | <syndrome> A syndrome resulting from salt restriction and use of diuretics in treatment of congestive heart failure and hypertension, characterised by weakness, drowsiness, muscle cramps, and a reduction in glomerular filtration with consequent nitrogen retention, renal failure, and sometimes death; occurs also in cirrhosis of the liver with ascites and in adrenal insufficiency. Synonym: salt depletion syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |