MESNA

MESNA
[sodium 2-]mercaptoethanesulfonate

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n.
a drug administered intravenously by injection or infusion to prevent the toxic effect of ifosfamide and cyclophosphamide on the bladder. It binds with the toxic metabolite acrolein in the urine.

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mes·na (mezґnə) a sulfhydryl compound given orally or intravenously together with a urotoxic antineoplastic agent such as ifosfamide because it inactivates some of the urotoxic metabolites and thus helps prevent hemorrhagic cystitis.

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