Although antidote development should proceed in an orderly fashion from observation, to experimental and safety studies, to clinical trials, this sequence is not always precisely followed. The development of fomepizole as an antidote for toxic alcohol and glycol poisoning is an example of how this may not be the case. Interest in the development of fomepizole was spurred in the 1960s. Shortly t...

Background: The management of methanol and ethylene glycol poisoning includes inhibition of alcohol dehydrogenase by IV ethanol therapy or fomepizole. There is a lack of contemporary information on IV administration of ethanol in this setting. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of IV ethanol therapy in combination with hemodialysis for the treatment of methanol and ethylene glycol poisoni...

Ethylene glycol poisoning is a rare yet potentially fatal illness seen most commonly in association with ingestion by alcoholics or in suicide attempts. It is characterized by an elevated anion gap metabolic acidosis, osmolal gap, calcium oxalate crystals in the urine, and a well-defined clinical picture. Prompt treatment is crucial because effective intervention can prevent the neurologic, car...

The impurity analysis of ethylene glycol in hydroxyethyl starch (HES) was evaluated using the exact method and conditions described in the official EP 8.2 (2014) monograph [2]. The evaluation was performed using an ALEXYS® LC-EC analyzer for ethylene glycol, based on the DECADE Elite electrochemical detector and a SenCell with Au working electrode (WE) and HyREF (Pd/H 2 ) reference electrode. D...

New macrocyclic polyether-diester ligands (3-5) containing the 4H-pyran-4-one subcyclic unit have been prepared by treating various glycols with dimethyl chelidonate (10). In the reaction of compound 10 with ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol, two noncyclic diester and tetraester (6-9) were produced in each case. The new marcocyclic ligand 4 formed stable complexes with benzylammonium pe...

Graft copolymer networks of poly(methacrylic acid-g-ethylene glycol) exhibiting pHdependent swelling behavior due to the formation of interpolymer complexes were prepared by free radical solution polymerization of methacrylic acid and poly(ethylene glycol) monomethacrylate. Dynamic swelling studies established the swelling/deswelling process due to hydrogen bonding. Additionally, the effects of...

The results of research carried out on rats, assessing the influence of chronic intoxication with ethanol, methanol, and ethylene glycol on hydrogen peroxide concentration in internal organs – brain, lungs, liver, kidney, and heart – are presented in this paper. It was shown that the organ most exposed to the detrimental activity of ethanol, methanol, and ethylene glycol is the heart: the great...

The presence of ethylene glycol in used motor oil is an indication of antifreeze coolant leakage into the crankcase of an internal combustion engine, thus predicting engine-wear problems. Several options for the determination of glycols currently exist, including colorimetric tests which are easy to perform, but subjective in interpretation and not particularly sensitive, fast or cost effective...

UNLABELLED Ethylene glycol toxicity can have various clinical presentations with different organ system involvements. These presentations are independent of the level of toxicity. We describe a 31 years old male who presented with ethylene glycol toxicity manifesting as anuric renal failure who subsequently developed neurological sequela of its toxicity. Ethylene glycol is known to be metaboliz...