Drug Summary

  Drug name:  menadione
  Chemical name:  Menadione
  Formula:  C₁₁H₈O₂
  Weight:   172.18
  CAS no:  58-27-5
  DrugBank link:  DB00170
  Description:  A synthetic naphthoquinone without the isoprenoid side chain and biological activity, but can be converted to active vitamin K2, menaquinone, after alkylation in vivo. [PubChem]
  Indication:  The primary known function of vitamin K is to assist in the normal clotting of blood, but it may also play a role in normal bone calcification.