ANTIZOL

This brand name is authorized in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom

Active ingredients

The drug ANTIZOL contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Fomepizole UNII 83LCM6L2BY - FOMEPIZOLE

Fomepizole is a competitive inhibitor of alcohol dehydrogenase. Alcohol dehydrogenase catalyzes the oxidation of ethanol to acetaldehyde and the initial steps in the metabolism of ethylene glycol and methanol to their toxic metabolites. Fomepizole is indicated as an antidote for ethylene glycol (such as antifreeze) or methanol poisoning (such as windshield washer fluid), or for use in suspected ethylene glycol or methanol ingestion, either alone or in combination with hemodialysis. Read about Fomepizole

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title	Information Source	Document Type
ANTIZOL Solution for injection	Health Products and Food Branch (CA)	MPI, CA: SPM

Medicine classification

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

ATC code	Group title	Classification
V03AB34	Fomepizole	V Various → V03 All other therapeutic products → V03A All other therapeutic products → V03AB Antidotes
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country	Identification scheme	Identifier(s)
Country: CA	Health Products and Food Branch	Identifier(s): 02242980
Country: GB	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency	Identifier(s): 199327
Country: NZ	Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority	Identifier(s): 17615