Edetate disodium anhydrous is a polyvalent chelating agent used to treat hypercalcemia and digitalis toxicity associated ventricular arrhythmias.A chelating agent that sequesters a variety of polyvalent cations such as CALCIUM. It is used in pharmaceutical manufacturing and as a food additive.

Used as a heavy metal antidote, complexing agent, antioxidant synergist, stabilizer and softener.It is also used as a reagent for calcium, magnesium and other metals, as well as a metal masking agent.Disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate is an important complexing agent, used for complexing metal ions and separating metals.