meglumine
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Meglumine is a sugar alcohol derived from glucose that contains an amino group modification. It is often used as an excipient in pharmaceuticals and in conjunction with iodinated compounds in contrast media such as diatrizoate meglumine, iothalamate meglumine, and iodipamide meglumine.
Research
9,306 papers- Systemic meglumine antimoniate-induced severe dilated cardiomyopathy.Dermatologic therapy · 2022
- [Meglumine antimoniate].Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical · 2001
- Meglumine Antimoniate-Loaded Aqueous-Core PLA Nanocapsules: Old Drug, New Formulation against Leishmania-Related Diseases.Macromolecular bioscience · 2021
- Meglumine hepatotoxicity.Annals of internal medicine · 1978
- Comparison of gadobutrol and meglumine gadoterate for dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI of pituitary macroadenomas.Scientific reports · 2025
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Meglumine is a sugar alcohol derived from glucose that contains an amino group modification. It is often used as an excipient in pharmaceuticals and in conjunction with iodinated compounds in contrast media such as diatrizoate meglumine, iothalamate meglumine, and iodipamide meglumine.
==See also== Flunixin meglumine Meglumine antimoniate
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