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Dimercaprol (BAL)
دیمرکاپرول (BAL)
🧪 VariousHeavy-metal chelator
Market / country: 🇺🇸 USA
BAL in Oil (US)
🧮 Dose calculator
Heavy-metal poisoning (lead, arsenic, mercury, gold) · Regimen source: FDA BAL in Oil · Dosage and Administration
- • Then twice on day 3 and daily for 10 days. Severe: 3 mg/kg every 4 h for 2 days. Mercury: 5 mg/kg then 2.5 mg/kg once or twice daily for 10 days. Deep IM only. FDA BAL in Oil · Dosage and Administration
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🛡️ Safety & information
Contraindications
- ⛔ Most cases of hepatic insufficiency (except post-arsenical jaundice); stop or use extreme caution if acute renal failure develops. FDA BAL in Oil · Contraindications
Warnings
- • Injection-site pain; fever in about 30% of children; transient neutrophil reduction. FDA BAL in Oil · Warnings
Formulations
- 100 mg/mL in oil, 3 mL ampoule (deep IM only) — injection 🇺🇸 USA FDA BAL in Oil · How Supplied
👥 Special populations
- 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution
Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA BAL in Oil · Pregnancy Category C
“Animal reproduction studies have not been conducted with BAL in Oil.”
- 🤱 BreastfeedingNo data
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- 👶 ChildrenNo data
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- 👴 Older adultsNo data
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- ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data
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🔗 Reference links
- FDA (approval record)❌ None
- DailyMed (FDA label)FDA BAL in Oil
- MedlinePlus (NIH)❌ None
- WHO ATC/DDDV03AB09
- Darooyab (Iran)Dimercaprol
🇮🇷 Registered in Iran Darooyab · G-1950/Dimercaprol
Dosage forms with Iranian generic codes, per Darooyab.
- 02506 · DIMERCAPROL 200MG/2ML AMP · آمپول دیمرکاپرول ۲۰۰ میلیگرم / ۲ میلیلیتر
- 00449 · DIMERCAPROL 300MG/3ML IM AMP · آمپول دیمرکاپرول ۳۰۰ میلیگرم / ۳ میلیلیتر عضلانی
- 50079 · DIMERCAPROL INJECTION PARENTERAL 50 mg/1mL 2 mL · فرآورده تزریقی دیمرکاپرول ۵۰ میلیگرم / ۱ میلیلیتر ۲ میلیلیتر
📚 Reference status for this drug
Shows which sources have references recorded for this drug and which do not.
- FDA label (DailyMed)✅ PresentFDA BAL in Oil · How SuppliedFDA BAL in Oil · Dosage and AdministrationFDA BAL in Oil · ContraindicationsFDA BAL in Oil · WarningsFDA BAL in Oil · Pregnancy Category C
- UK SmPC (eMC / MHRA)❌ Not present
- Published guideline❌ Not present
- Licensed reference (medical school)❌ Not present
- Iranian leaflet (IFDA)❌ Not present
- Pharmacy website (secondary, unreliable)✅ PresentDarooyab · G-1950/Dimercaprol
- Clinical review⚠ Unverified