edetate disodium

edetate disodium
[USP] a metal complexing agent, used as a chelating pharmaceutic aid. Because of its affinity for calcium, it is used in the treatment of hypercalcemia, administered intravenously, but is not used in the treatment of poisoning by lead or other heavy metals.

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