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protamine sulfate


The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia
10-01-1996
protamine sulfate
/pr'tumn/, a drug produced from fish sperm used to lower or reverse the effect of an overdose from a drug used to block blood clotting (heparin).
*CAUTION:
Pregnancy, allergy to fish, or known allergy to this drug prohibits its use.
*ADVERSE EFFECTS:
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