Sr. No. | Drug / Poison | Antidote |
1. | Acetaminophen | N-Acetylcycteine |
2. | Barbiturates | Activated Charcoal |
3. | Botulinum | Botulinum antitoxin |
4. | Beta blockers | Glucagon |
5. | Benzodiazepine | Flumazenil |
6. | Caffeine | Esmolol and Activated Charcoal |
7. | Cholinesterase inhibitors | Atropine |
8. | Cobra bite | Snake anti-venin |
9. | Curare | Physostigmine |
10. | Cyanide | Hydroxocobalamin, Sodium nitrite, and Sodium thiosulfate |
11. | Digitalis | Digibind |
12. | Fluoride ingestion | Calcium Salts |
13. | Ethylene glycol | Sodium bicarbonate, Ethanol and Fomepizole |
14. | Heparine | Protamine Sulfate |
15. | Heavy metal poisoning | BAL (Dimercaprol), Calcium EDTA (Calcium Disodium Versenate) and Penicillamine. |
16. | Insulin reaction | Glucose (Dextrose 50%) |
17. | Iron | Deferoxamine (Desferal) |
18. | Isoniazid | Pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6) |
19. | Lead | EDTA, BAL |
20. | Magnesium Sulphate | Calcium gluconate |
21. | Mestinon | Atropine Sulfate |
22. | Methemoglobinemia | Methylene blue |
23. | Metaproterenol | Esnolol |
24. | Morphine Sulphate | Naloxone hydrochloride |
25. | Narcotics | Naloxone (Narcan) |
26. | Neostigmine | Atropine and Pralidoxime |
27. | Non-specific poisons except cyanide, iron, lithium, caustics and alcohol | Activated charcoal |
28. | Opioid analgesics | Nalmefene or Naloxone |
29. | Penicillin | Epinephrine |
30. | Sulfonylurea | Octreotide |
31. | Vincristine | Hyaluronidase |
32. | Tylenol/ Paracetamol | Acetylcysteine (Mucomyst) |
33. | Warfarin (Coumadin) | Vitamin K (phytonadione, Aquamephyton) |
34. | Tricyclic antidepressant toxicity, urine alkalization for salicylate toxicity, cocaine toxicity | Sodium bicarbonate |
35. | Thallium or Cesium toxicity | Prussian blue |
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Note: This document pertains only to the antidotes contained in the antidote kit. Many other antidotes also exist.
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