Methylthioninium chloride (methylene blue) is the standard treatment for methemoglobinemia; in 185 cases treated over 24 years at a New York poison center, 98% improved, and adverse effects were reported in 4.9%.
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created page created as 'Methylene blue (methylthioninium chloride)' with aliases methylthioninium chloride, MB, Basic Blue 9, 3,7-bis(dimethylamino)phenothiazin-5-ium chloride, tetramethylthionine chloride, Swiss blue · 2026-09-27 12:04 · somebody
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fact added summary: Methylthioninium chloride (methylene blue) is the standard treatment for methemoglobinemia; in 185 cases treated over 24 · 2026-09-27 12:04 · somebody
fact added mechanism: Methylene blue can carry electrons in the mitochondrial chain directly from NADH to cytochrome c, and has limited neurod · 2026-09-27 12:04 · somebody