Methenamine - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Methenamine;

NCIt synonyms : Hexamethylenetetramine;

NCIt definition : A heterocyclic organic compound with antibiotic activity. In the body methenamine is converted to formaldehyde, a nonspecific bactericidal agent. Methenamine is typically used long-term to treat chronic urinary tract infections and to prevent the recurrence of infections.;

UNII : J50OIX95QV;

InChIKey : VKYKSIONXSXAKP-UHFFFAOYSA-N;

CAS number : 100-97-0;

Drug name : Urasal;

Chemical formula : C6H12N4;

ChEBI ID : CHEBI:6824;

Details

Origin ID

C61841;

UMLS CUI

C0025638;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Methenamine (mandelate) [ICD-11 Extension code]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Product containing methenamine (medicinal product) [SNOMED CT concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Organic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]
- Pharmacologic Substance [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Methenamine (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Product containing methenamine (medicinal product) [SNOMED CT concept]
- methenamine [ATC Code]
- methenamine [MeSH Descriptor]
- methenamine [MeSH concept]
- methenamine [SNOMED Notion]
- méthénamine [Substance BNPC]
Validated automatic mappings to BTNT
- methenamine [ATC Code]
concept_is_in_subset
- FDA Established Names and Unique Ingredient Identifier Codes Terminology [NCIt concept]
has_salt_form
- Methenamine Hippurate [NCIt concept]
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- Methenamine Hippurate [NCIt concept]

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