menadione

(mĕn″ă-dī′ōn )

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A synthetic drug that acts like vitamin K. It is used parenterally in oil or orally in tablet form.
Menadione powder is irritating to the respiratory tract and skin. In alcoholic solution, it is a vesicant.

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