Discover the Common Specific Medical Antidote that Can Save Your Life
Discover common specific medical antidotes, their uses, and routes of administration to understand poisoning treatments and life-saving emergency interventions.
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Medical Antidote List Table
Common Specific Antidotes and Routes of Administration
Toxin / Poison | Specific Antidote | Route of Administration |
|---|---|---|
Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) | N-acetylcysteine (NAC) | Oral or IV |
Anticholinergics | Physostigmine | IV |
Factor Xa inhibitors (Apixaban, Rivaroxaban) | Andexanet alfa; PCC in selected cases | IV |
Benzodiazepines | IV | |
Black widow spider bite | Latrodectus antivenom | IV |
Botulism | Botulinum antitoxin | IV |
Glucagon; high-dose insulin; lipid emulsion in selected cases | IV | |
Calcium gluconate; calcium chloride; high-dose insulin | IV | |
Carbamates | Atropine | IV or IM |
Crotaline snake bites | Crotalidae polyvalent immune Fab | IV |
Cyanide | Hydroxocobalamin; sodium thiosulfate; sodium nitrite in selected cases | IV |
Dabigatran | Idarucizumab | IV |
Digoxin and other cardiac glycosides | Digoxin-specific antibody fragments | IV |
Ethylene glycol | Fomepizole; ethanol (alternative) | IV; ethanol may also be oral |
Lead poisoning | Oral; IV or IM | |
Arsenic poisoning | Dimercaprol; succimer | IM; oral |
Radioactive iodine exposure | Potassium iodide | Oral |
Iron poisoning | Deferoxamine | IV or IM |
Isoniazid | Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) | IV or oral |
Methanol | Fomepizole; ethanol (alternative) | IV; ethanol may also be oral |
Methemoglobinemia | Methylene blue | IV |
Methotrexate toxicity | Leucovorin; glucarpidase | Oral or IV; IV |
Opioids | IV, IM, SC or intranasal | |
Organophosphates | Atropine; pralidoxime | IV or IM |
Scorpion envenomation | Centruroides immune F(ab’)2 | IV |
Sulfonylureas | Octreotide; dextrose | SC or IV; IV |
Thallium | Prussian blue | Oral |
Tricyclic antidepressants | Sodium bicarbonate | IV |
Unfractionated heparin | Slow IV | |
Valproic acid | L-carnitine | IV or oral |
Warfarin | Oral or IV; IV; IV | |
Carbon monoxide | 100% oxygen; hyperbaric oxygen in selected cases | Inhalation |
Salicylates (Aspirin) | Sodium bicarbonate | IV |
Local anesthetic toxicity | 20% intravenous lipid emulsion | IV |
Serotonin syndrome | Cyproheptadine (when indicated) | Oral or nasogastric |
Malignant hyperthermia | Dantrolene | IV |
Hydrofluoric acid | Calcium gluconate | Topical or IV, depending on exposure |
Radioactive cesium | Prussian blue | Oral |
Radioactive plutonium and americium | Calcium-DTPA or zinc-DTPA | IV or inhalation, depending on formulation |
Rocuronium or vecuronium blockade | Sugammadex | IV |
Abbreviations: IV – Intravenous; IM – Intramuscular; SC – Subcutaneous; PCC – Prothrombin Complex Concentrate; DTPA – Diethylenetriamine Pentaacetate.
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For drug overdose you need a reversal i.e an antidote early enough before symptoms reach critical point. The median lethal dose LD50.
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