ERYCYTOL DEPOT

This brand name is authorized in Austria

Active ingredients

The drug ERYCYTOL DEPOT contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Vitamin B12a
UNII S535M27N3Q - HYDROXOCOBALAMIN ACETATE

Hydroxocobalamin is a cyanide antidote. Its action in the treatment of cyanide poisoning is based on its ability to bind cyanide ions. Each hydroxocobalamin molecule can bind one cyanide ion by substituting it for the hydroxo ligand linked to the trivalent cobalt ion, to form cyanocobalamin, which is then excreted in the urine.

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Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
B03BA03 Hydroxocobalamin B Blood and blood forming organs → B03 Antianemic preparations → B03B Vitamin B12 and folic acid → B03BA Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin and analogues)
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