Common Antidotes
Drug
|
Antidotes
|
Acetaminophen
|
acetylcysteine
|
Alcohol
|
thiamine
|
Anticholinesterase (insecticides)
|
atropine, pralidoxime
|
Anticholinergics
|
physostigmine
|
Benzodiazepine
|
flumazenil
|
Beta blockers
|
calcium chloride, epinephrine, glucagon
|
Calcium blockers
|
calcium chloride, glucagon
|
Carbon monoxide
|
hyperbaric, oxygen
|
Cyclophosphamide
|
mesna
|
Cyanide
|
amyl nitrate, sodium nitrate, sodium thiosulfate
|
Digoxin
|
digoxin immune fab
|
Dopamine
|
phenotolamine
|
Extrapyrimidal symptoms
|
diphenhydramine
|
Ethylene glycol
|
fomepizole, ethanol
|
Heroin
|
naloxone, nalmefene
|
Heparin
|
protamine sulfate
|
Iron
|
deferoxamine
|
Lead
|
dimercapol, edetate calcium, disodium
|
Methemoglobinemia
|
methylene blue
|
Methotrexate
|
leucovorin
|
Neuromuscular blockade
|
anticholinesterase
|
Potassium
|
albuterol inhaler, insulin/glucose, NaHCO3, kayexalate
|
Serotonin syndrome
|
cyproheptadine
|
Sulfonylurea hypoglycemic
|
octreotide
|
Theophylline
|
pyridoxine
|
Warfarin
|
phytonadione, vitamin K
|