Sodium calcium edetate

This article is about the medication. For the chemical, see Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid.

Sodium calcium edetate
Clinical data
Trade namesCalcium disodium versenate, others
Other namescalcium disodium EDTA, edetate calcium disodium, sodium calcium edetate
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
Routes of
administration		IV, IM
Drug classchelating agent
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
Identifiers
  • Calcium disodium 2-[2-[bis(carboxylatomethyl)amino]ethyl-(carboxylatomethyl)amino]acetate
CAS Number
PubChem CID
DrugBank
ChemSpider
UNII
ChEBI
E numberE385 (antioxidants, ...) Edit this at Wikidata
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.000.482 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC10H12CaN2Na2O8
Molar mass374.270 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • C(CN(CC(=O)[O-])CC(=O)[O-])N(CC(=O)[O-])CC(=O)[O-].[Na+].[Na+].[Ca+2]
  • InChI=1S/C10H16N2O8.Ca.2Na/c13-7(14)3-11(4-8(15)16)1-2-12(5-9(17)18)6-10(19)20;;;/h1-6H2,(H,13,14)(H,15,16)(H,17,18)(H,19,20);;;/q;+2;2*+1/p-4
  • Key:SHWNNYZBHZIQQV-UHFFFAOYSA-J

Sodium calcium edetate (sodium calcium EDTA), also known as edetate calcium disodium among other names, is a medication primarily used to treat lead poisoning,[2] including both short-term and long-term lead poisoning.[3] Sodium calcium edetate came into medical use in the United States in 1953.[3]

  1. ^ "FDA-sourced list of all drugs with black box warnings (Use Download Full Results and View Query links.)". nctr-crs.fda.gov. FDA. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
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