Treatment of Poisoning: uses of Antidotes.

Uses of antidoes

• Activated charcol  is  a mechanical  (physical)  antidote,  which  absorbs  poisons  and thus  prevent  their absorption.
• It  is  best used in  poisoning  with amphetamines,  antidepressants,  antiepileptics, atropine,  antihistaminics,  barbiturate, benzodiazcpines,  chloroquine,  cimetidine, opium,  theophylline,  strychnine,  phenothiazine,  tetracycline,  quinine  and chloroquine.
• Activated  charcol  is  contraindicated  in  poisoning  with  phenol, corrosives,  cyanides, heavy  metals and hydrocarbons.
• when exact  nature  of poison  consumed  in  not  known  .  It contains  2 Parts powdered  charcol (burn toast),  1 part magnesium  oxide  (milk  of magnesia),  1 part tannic  acid (strong  tae).
• Cooper  sulphate  is  a poison  itself,  but  it  is  used  as an  antidote  in  phosphorus  poisoning.
• calcium  disodium  edetate  used  as adjuvant  in  lead  poisoning.
• Desferrioxamine  is  the  drug  of  choice  for  acute  iron  poisoning.

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