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Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

XYLAZINE
Chemical names: 2-(2,6-XYLIDINO)-5,6-DIHYDRO-4H-1,3-THIAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE; N-(2,6-DIMETHYLPHENYL)-5,6-DIHYDRO-4H-1,3-THIAZINE-2-AMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Synonyms: BAY VA 1470; XYLAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE; ROMPUN HYDROCHLORIDE
Functional class: VETERINARY DRUG (ADRENOCEPTOR AGONIST)
Latest evaluation: 1996
ADI: NO ADI ALLOCATED
Comments/MRLs: No MRLs allocated
Report: TRS 876-JECFA 47/12
Residues: FNP 41/9-JECFA 47/119
Tox monograph: FAS 38-JECFA 47/45
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Xylazine (WHO Food Additives Series 38)