Also, D-penicillamine was discontinued and Ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid (EDTA) (750 mg tds) and British
anti-Lewisite (BAL) (200 mg q 4h) were administrated.
(Chelating agents increase the urinary excretion of mercury [9] which includes thiol-based agents such as dimercaprol (British
anti-Lewisite (BAL)), penicillamine, unithiol (2,3-dimercaptopropane-1-sulfonate (DMPS)), and succimer (dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA)).
Copper chelators can be used in severe poisoning like dimercaprol, D-penicillamine, British
Anti-Lewisite (BAL), Ethylene Diamine Tetra Acetate (EDTA).
The result was dimercaprol--dubbed British
anti-Lewisite (BAL)--a chelating agent that binds strongly with arsenic species.
Dimercaprol (British
anti-Lewisite; BAL) is used for the treatment of arsenic, gold, and acute mercury poisoning (not effective for chronic mercury poisoning).
The first widely used chelating agent was used as an antidote to the arsenic-based poison gas lewisite; it was named BAL, for British
anti-lewisite, and had strong side effects.
(4) In severe cases, chelation with BAL (Dimercaprol or British
anti-lewisite) caused more rapid recovery.
In addition to chelation treatment with British
anti-Lewisite (BAL) (2.5 mg [kg.sup.-1]) and N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), antibiotherapy and granulocyte colony-stimulating factors (GCSF) were administered.
Several drugs are used in the treatment of lead poisoning, including edetate disodium calcium (CaEDTA), dimercaperol (British
anti-Lewisite), D-penicillamine, and meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (succimer).