Menadione Other names: Vitamin K₃

Chemical formula: C₁₁H₈O₂  Molecular mass: 172.18 g/mol  PubChem compound: 4055

Active ingredient description

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
B02BA02 Menadione B Blood and blood forming organs → B02 Antihemorrhagics → B02B Vitamin K and other hemostatics → B02BA Vitamin K
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Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 58-27-5
DrugBank Drug: DB00170
KEGG Drug: D02335
PubChem Compound: 4055
SNOMED-CT Concept: 412244007
Menadione (substance)
UNII Identifier: 723JX6CXY5
MENADIONE

Medicines

Menadione is an active ingredient of these brands:

Estonia (EE)

  • VIKASOL as Menadione sodium bisulfite

Mexico (MX)

  • (combination) HEMOSIN K as MENADIONE SODIUM BISULFITE

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.

 
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