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|molname= tranexamic acid
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|molformula= C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>15</sub>NO<sub>2</sub>
|molmass= 157.2102
|uses= [[antifibrinolytic]]
|properties=pyrophoric Lewis acid
|hazards=spontaneously ignites in air
|iupac=4-(aminomethyl)cyclohexane-1-carboxylic acid
|casnumber= 1197-18-8
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In [[medicine]], [[tranexamic acid]] a hemostatic agent approved for hemorrhaging in [[hemophilia]], with unapproved uses in cyanide poisioning, hereditary [[angioedema]],  hyperfibrinolysis induced hemorrhage, postsurgical hemorrhage and prevention of hemorrhage from cardiovascular instability after [[coronary artery bypass graft]]. It is an "inhibitor of plasminogen activation, and at much higher concentrations, a noncompetitive inhibitor of plasmin, i.e., actions similar to aminocaproic acid." It is similar to, but more potent than [[aminocaproic acid]].<ref name="urlDailyMed: tranexamic acid">{{cite web |url=http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?id=7849 |title=cyklokapron (tranexamic acid)  injection, solution  |author=Anonymous |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |format= |work= |publisher=U.S. National Library of Medicine |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= |accessdate=2009-02-19}}</ref> It is also used to treat acquired [[angioedema]] due to deficiency of [[complement C1 inhibitor protein]].
In [[medicine]], [[tranexamic acid]] a hemostatic agent approved for hemorrhaging in [[hemophilia]], with unapproved uses in cyanide poisioning, hereditary [[angioedema]],  hyperfibrinolysis induced hemorrhage, postsurgical hemorrhage and prevention of hemorrhage from cardiovascular instability after [[coronary artery bypass graft]]. It is an "inhibitor of plasminogen activation, and at much higher concentrations, a noncompetitive inhibitor of plasmin, i.e., actions similar to aminocaproic acid." It is similar to, but more potent than [[aminocaproic acid]].<ref name="urlDailyMed: tranexamic acid">{{cite web |url=http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?id=7849 |title=cyklokapron (tranexamic acid)  injection, solution  |author=Anonymous |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |format= |work= |publisher=U.S. National Library of Medicine |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= |accessdate=2009-02-19}}</ref> It is also used to treat acquired [[angioedema]] due to deficiency of [[complement C1 inhibitor protein]].
== Synonyms and Trade Names ==
=== synonyms ===
tranexamsaeure
tranhexamic acid
trans AMCHA
tranexmic acid
trans-4-aminomethylcyclohexane-1-carboxylic acid
trans-amcha
trans-tranexamic acid
== Brand Names ==
Amcha
Amikapron
Amstat
Anvitoff
Carxamin
Cyclocapron
Cyklokapron
Emorhalt
Frenolyse
Mastop
Rikavarin
Rikavarin-S
Tamcha
Tranexan
Transamin
Trasamlon
Ugurol


==References==
==References==

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tranexamic acid
IUPAC name: 4-(aminomethyl)cyclohexane-1-carboxylic acid
Synonyms:
Formula: C8H15NO2

 Uses: antifibrinolytic

 Properties: pyrophoric Lewis acid

 Hazards: spontaneously ignites in air

Mass (g/mol): CAS #:
157.2102 1197-18-8



In medicine, tranexamic acid a hemostatic agent approved for hemorrhaging in hemophilia, with unapproved uses in cyanide poisioning, hereditary angioedema, hyperfibrinolysis induced hemorrhage, postsurgical hemorrhage and prevention of hemorrhage from cardiovascular instability after coronary artery bypass graft. It is an "inhibitor of plasminogen activation, and at much higher concentrations, a noncompetitive inhibitor of plasmin, i.e., actions similar to aminocaproic acid." It is similar to, but more potent than aminocaproic acid.[1] It is also used to treat acquired angioedema due to deficiency of complement C1 inhibitor protein.

Synonyms and Trade Names

synonyms

tranexamsaeure tranhexamic acid trans AMCHA tranexmic acid trans-4-aminomethylcyclohexane-1-carboxylic acid trans-amcha trans-tranexamic acid

Brand Names

Amcha Amikapron Amstat Anvitoff Carxamin Cyclocapron Cyklokapron Emorhalt Frenolyse Mastop Rikavarin Rikavarin-S Tamcha Tranexan Transamin Trasamlon Ugurol


References

  1. Anonymous. cyklokapron (tranexamic acid) injection, solution. U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved on 2009-02-19.

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