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Mercaptopurine

Mercaptopurine (a thiopurine-derivative antimetabolite with antineoplastic and immunosuppressive activities)

class, substance, drug, chemical compound, medical concept, cause, Cytotoxic therapeutic agents, Drugs, hormones and biological mediators

ATC code, ATC Code: "L01BB02"
CAS registry_number, CAS Code: "50-44-2"
Side effects: neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, Megaloblastic anemia
Class: ▶
drug; chemical compound; Cytotoxic therapeutic agents; substance; Drugs, hormones and biological mediators; …
medical concept; cause; class
Parent Class: drug, chemical compound, Cytotoxic therapeutic agents
Wikipedia Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercaptopurine
IUPAC Name: "3,7-dihydropurine-6-thione"
PubChem ID: "667490"
ATC Prefix: "L01"
Interacts with: Allopurinol, Captopril
Cause of: thrombocytopenia, Megaloblastic anemia, Red cell production reduced, neutropenia
Related Websites: http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/SAFETY/2004/jul_PI/Purinethol_PI.pdf
Freebase ID: "/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000005f08e0"
DBPedia URI: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Mercaptopurine
Mesh ID: "D015122"
Diseases DB id: "8052"
Contra-indications: pregnancy, Acute intermittent porphyria, Thiopurine methyltransferase deficiency
Freebase Primary MID: "/m/05z270"

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