Arithrazine is a radiation inoculant used by Starfleet in the 24th century.

History and specifics[]

Arithrazine was used to treat theta radiation exposure. (VOY episode: "The Omega Directive")

Overdoses of arithrazine cause rapid neural depolarization which results in death. In the year 2376, Shathrissia zh'Cheen committed suicide by arithrazine overdose. (DS9 - Mission Gamma novel: Cathedral)

After Europa Nova was subjected to high amounts of theta radiation, Julian Bashir began to replicate arithrazine to treat people who had been affected by the radiation. (DS9 - Gateways novel: Demons of Air and Darkness)

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References[]

• VOY episode: "The Omega Directive"
• DS9 - Mission Gamma novel: Cathedral
• DS9 - Gateways novel: Demons of Air and Darkness
• ST reference: The Star Trek Encyclopedia (volume 3)
• Star Trek Adventures RPG module: The Sciences Division

External link[]

• Arithrazine article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.