menadiol sodium diphosphate

menadiol sodium diphosphate
A dihydro derivative of menadione, with similar vitamin K activity.

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[USP] a synthetic, water-soluble derivative of menadione (vitamin K3>), to which it is converted in the body; used as a prothrombinogenic vitamin for the same purposes as menadione (q.v.); administered orally, intravenously, or subcutaneously.

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