Sodium nitrite Alternatives Compared
| Sodium nitrite | Hydroxocobalamin | Amyl nitrite |
|
|---|
| Sodium nitrite | Hydroxocobalamin | Amyl nitrite |
|
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Prescription only
Prescribed for Cyanide Poisoning. Sodium nitrite may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Vitamin B12 Deficiency, Schilling Test, Cyanide Poisoning, Transcobalamin II Deficiency. Hydroxocobalamin may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Cyanide Poisoning, Angina. Amyl nitrite may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Related suggestions Cyanide Poisoning
|
|||||||
| More about Sodium nitrite | More about Hydroxocobalamin | More about Amyl nitrite | ||||||||
| Ratings & Reviews | ||||||||||
|
Be the first to share your experience with this drug. |
Hydroxocobalamin has an average rating of 1.0 out of 10 from a total of 2 ratings on Drugs.com. 0% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 100% reported a negative effect. |
Be the first to share your experience with this drug. |
||||||||
| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | ||||||||||
|
View all Sodium nitrite side effects |
View all Hydroxocobalamin side effects |
View all Amyl nitrite side effects |
||||||||
| Drug Class | ||||||||||
| Generic Availability | ||||||||||
|
Lower cost generic |
N/A |
N/A |
||||||||
| Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | ||||||||||
View all Sodium nitrite prices |
We could not find an exact match for this medicine. Try searching the Price Guide directly. |
We could not find an exact match for this medicine. Try searching the Price Guide directly. |
||||||||
| Dosage Forms | ||||||||||
|
N/A |
N/A |
||||||||
| Brand Names | ||||||||||
|
N/A |
Cobalin-H, Cyanokit, Hydro-Cobex, Hydroxy-Cobal |
N/A |
||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | ||||||||||
|
N/A |
N/A |
1 hour |
||||||||
| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | ||||||||||
|
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
||||||||
| Pregnancy Category | ||||||||||
|
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
||||||||
| Drug Interactions | ||||||||||
|
A total of 166 drugs are known to interact with Sodium nitrite:
|
A total of 7 drugs are known to interact with Hydroxocobalamin:
|
A total of 194 drugs are known to interact with Amyl nitrite:
|
||||||||
| Alcohol/Food/Lifestyle Interactions | ||||||||||
|
No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
|
||||||||
| Disease Interactions | ||||||||||
| First Approval Date | ||||||||||
|
N/A |
April 18, 1975 |
N/A |
||||||||
| WADA Class View classifications | ||||||||||
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
||||||||
| More Information | ||||||||||
| Patient Resources | ||||||||||
| Professional Resources | ||||||||||
| Related Treatment Guide | ||||||||||
1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
Further information
Always consult your healthcare provider to ensure the information displayed on this page applies to your personal circumstances.