June 19, 2015

Common Antidotes

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