ANTIDOTES TO COMMON MEDICATIONS:

*Acetaminophen ( Tylenol)= Acetylcyteine or Mucomyst

*Acute Poisoning ( mercury/gold/arsenic) = BAL ( Dimacaprol)
*Alupent ( Metaproterenol), Theophylline, Caffeine = Esmolol
*Allergies ( Anaphylaxis) = Epinephrine
*Ammonia = Lactulose
*Anticholinesterase = Atropine or Pralidoxime
*Anticholinergics = Physostigmine
*Antifreeze = Fomeprizole, Ethanol
*Arsenic = BAL ( Dimecaprol), CHEMET ( Succimer)
*Barbiturates = Urine Alkanization, Dialysis, Activated Charcoal
*Benzodiazepines = Romazicon ( Flumazenil)
*Beta-Blockers = Glucagon, Epinephrine
*Bethanechol Chloride ( Urecholine) = Atropine Sulfate
*Ca Channel Blockers = Ca Chloride, Glucagon
*Carbon Monoxide (CO2)=Hyperbaric, Oxygen (100%O2) via nonrebreather face mask
*Cholinesterase Inhibitors = Atropine Sulfate
*Coumadin ( Warfarin) = Vit. K ( Aquamephyton), Phytonadione
*Curare = Tensilon
*Cyanide = Methylene Blue, Amyl Nitrite, Sodium Nitrite, Sodium Thiosulfate
*Digoxin = Digibind or Digoxin Immune Fab
*Dopamine = Phentolamine ( Regitine)
*Endrophonium ( Tensilon) = Atropine Sulfate
*EPS ( Extrapyramidal Symptoms) = Benadryl ( Diphenhydramine)
*Ethylene Glycol = Fomepizole ( Antizol)
*Fluorouracil = Leucovorin Calcium
*Flunitrazepam (Rohypnol) = Romazicon ( Flumazenyl)
*Gold = BAL ( Dimecaprol)
*Heroin = Narcan ( Naloxone) or Nalmefene
*Heparin = Prothamine Sulfate ( give intravenous = over 3 minutes)
*Insulin Reaction = IV Glucose ( D50)
*Iron ( Fe) = Deferoxamine ( Desferal)
*Isoniazid ( INH) = Vit. B6
*Lead = EDTA ( Edetate Calcium Disodium), BAL ( Dimecaprol) ,
CHEMET ( Succimer)
*Malignant Hyperthermia ( MH) = Dantrolene
*Magnesium Sulfate = Ca Gluconate
*Mestinon = Atropine Sulfate
*Methanol = Ethanol, Fomepizole, Dialysis
*Methemoglobin = Methylene Blue
*Methotrexate = Laeucovorin Calcium
*Muscarinic Receptor Blockers = Physostigmine
*Narcotics = Narcan ( Naloxone) or Nalmefene
*Neostigmine = Pralidoxime Chloride ( PAM)
*Opioid Analgesics = Narcan ( Naloxone) or Nalmefene
*Organophosphate ( OPP) is cholinesterase inhibitor = Atropine or Pralidoxime
*Potassium ( K) = Insulin & Glucose, NaHCO3 ( Sodium Bicarbonate), Albuterol
Inhaler, Kayexalate
*Phenelzine Sulfate ( Nardil) = Phentolamine ( Regitine)
*Phencyclidine Hydrochloride ( PCP) = NG Suction
*Pilocarpine Hydrochloride ( Isopto-Carpine) = Atropine Sulfate
*Rat Poison = Vitamin K
*Salicylates = Urine Alkanization, Dialysis, Activated Charcoal
*Snake Bites = Antivenin
*Streptokinase = Aminocaproic Acid ( Amicar)
*TCA ( Tricyclic Antidepressants/Quinidine) = Physostigimne or Sodium Bicarbonat
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*Tissue Plasminogen Activator ( t-PA), Streptokinase =Aminocaproic Acid
*Tranquilizers-EPS Symptoms = Benadryl ( Diphenhydramine)
*Thorazine ( Chlorpromazine) = Cogentin ( Benztropine)
*Valium = Flumazenil( Romazicon)
*Versed = Flumazenil ( Romazicon)
*Vincristine = Hyaluronidase
*Wild Mushrooms = Atropine