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How to Take Dimercaprol and it's Dose


It comes as a solution for injection to be administered by a healthcare provider into a large muscle.

Dosage & When it is to be taken

Adult: IM- Heavy metal poisoning- Initial: 400-800 mg on the 1st day followed by 200-400 mg on the 2nd and 3rd days. Reduce to 100-200 mg subsequently. To be given in divided doses at 4-hourly intervals. Adjunct in lead poisoning Initial: 4 mg/kg followed by 3-4 mg/kg 4 hourly. Maintenance: 2-7 days.

When it is not to be taken (Contraindications)

Extensive liver failure; lactation, hypersensitivity, iron and cadmium poisoning.

Drug Name : Dimercaprol

This medication is a chelating agent, indicated in the treatment of metal poisoning with metals such as arsenic, gold and mercury.


Trade Names/Brand Names of Dimercaprol


International :


B.A.L. inj
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