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Agent Name Pentamidine isothionate
CAS Number 140-64-7
Formula C19-H24-N4-O2.2C2-H6-O4-S
Major Category Other Uses
Synonyms 2512 R.P.; 4,4'-(Pentamethylenedioxy)-dibenzamidine bis(2-hydroxyethanesulfonate); 4,4'-Diamidino-alpha,omega-diphenoxypentane isethionate; 4,4'-Diamidinodiphenoxypentane di(beta-hydroxyethanesulfonate); Diamidine; Lomidin; Lomidine; Lomidine isoethionate; M & B 800; Nebupent; Pentacarinat; Pentam 300; Pentamidine diisethionate; Pentamidine isethionate; Pneumopent; R.P. 2512; RP 2512; USAF XR-10; WR 4931; p,p'-(Pentamethylenedioxy)dibenzamidine bis(beta-hydroxyethanesulfonate); [ChemIDplus]
Category Pharmaceuticals
Comments Occupational contact urticaria documented in pharmaceutical and healthcare workers; [Kanerva 2004, p. 102]
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