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Fomepizole
Essential medicine status
Section:
4. Antidotes and other substances used in poisonings 4.2. Antidotes and other substances used in poisonings > Specific
ATC codes: V03AB34
EMLc
Indication
Harmful effects of or exposure to noxious substances, chiefly nonmedicinal as to source, not elsewhere classified ICD11 code: NE61
INN
Fomepizole
Medicine type
Chemical agent
List type
Complementary (EML)
(EMLc)
Formulations
Parenteral > General injections > IV: 5 mg per mL in 20 mL ampoule or vial (sulfate) ; 1 g per mL in 1.5 mL ampoule or vial (base)
EML status history
First added in 2013 (TRS 985)
Changed in 2025 (TRS 1064)
Sex
All
Age
Also recommended for children
Therapeutic alternatives
The recommendation is for this specific medicine
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
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Fomepizole
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
Following the review of the age-appropriateness of formulations on the EMLc, the Expert Committee recommended: - to modify the formulation descriptions to better describe the available dosage forms.