TETRATHIONATE FOR CYANIDE AND METHYLMERCAPTAN POISONING

摘要

Provided is a method, and pharmaceutical composition, to treat or prevent cyanide poisoning and/or methylmercaptan poisoning comprising administering to a subject in need an effective amount of tetrathionate by intramuscular injection or by intranasal administration. Also provided is a method for detecting the presence of tetrathionate in a sample by reacting it with cyanide and measuring the resulting thiocyanate with ferric nitrate.