Tetrathionate for cyanide and methylmercaptan poisoning
US12161664B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 20, 2019 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/709
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Provided is a method, and pharmaceutical composition, to treat or prevent cyanide poisoning and/or methylmercaptan poisoning comprising administering to a subject in need an effective amount of tetrathionate by intramuscular injection or by intranasal administration. Also provided is a method for detecting the presence of tetrathionate in a sample by reacting it with cyanide and measuring the resulting thiocyanate with ferric nitrate.
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