what is sodium nitroprusside
(Redirected from Sodium Nitroprusside). Sodium nitroprusside is an inorganic compound with the formula Na 2 [Fe(CN) 5 NO], usually encountered as the dihydrate, Na 2 [Fe(CN) 5 NO]Â·2H 2 O. This red-colored sodium salt dissolves in water ethanol to give solutions containing the free complex dianion [Fe(CN) 5 NO] 2â . This compound is used as a drug.