Cyanide Radical
Moderate
Textbook
Detoxification of cyanide.
Source: KDT 7e · p58
Drug reference
nitrites
Antidote
Antidote
CDSCO approved
EXCRETION
—
not curated
INTERACTIONS
—
none in our sources
PREGNANCY
—
not curated
Mechanism
Forms methaemoglobin, which reacts with cyanide radical.
Drug interactions
Other Unclassified drugs
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Sources: KD Tripathi 7e·Verified: 2026-05-10 · House clinical team