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Antidotes

What are Antidotes?

An antidote is a drug, chelating substance, or a chemical that counteracts (neutralizes) the effects of another drug or a poison.

There are dozens of different antidotes; however, some may only counteract one particular drug, whereas others (such as charcoal) may help reduce the toxicity of numerous drugs. Most antidotes are not 100% effective, and fatalities may still occur even when an antidote has been given. Some examples of antidotes include:

List of Antidotes

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Drug Name Avg. Rating Reviews
naltrexone systemic (Pro)
8.0
599 reviews
acetylcysteine systemic (Pro)
Brand name: Acetadote
7.7
42 reviews
naloxone systemic (Pro)
Brand names: Kloxxado, Narcan, Rezenopy, RiVive, Zimhi
8.0
27 reviews
charcoal systemic (Pro)
Brand names: Actidose-Aqua, Activated Charcoal, Charcocaps, EZChar, Insta-Char, Optimum Charcoal
9.8
4 reviews
atropine systemic (Pro)
Brand name: AtroPen
3.0
2 reviews
methylene blue systemic (Pro)
Brand name: ProvayBlue
8.0
1 review
uridine systemic (Pro)
Brand names: Vistogard, Xuriden
No reviews
sodium thiosulfate systemic (Pro)
No reviews
sodium nitrite systemic (Pro)
No reviews
sodium nitrite/sodium thiosulfate systemic
Brand name: Nithiodote
No reviews
prussian blue systemic (Pro)
Brand name: Radiogardase
No reviews
pralidoxime systemic (Pro)
Brand name: Protopam Chloride
No reviews
physostigmine systemic (Pro)
Brand name: Antilirium
No reviews
pentetate zinc trisodium systemic (Pro)
No reviews
pentetate calcium trisodium systemic (Pro)
Brand name: AN-DTPA
No reviews
nalmefene systemic (Pro)
Brand names: Opvee, Zurnai
No reviews
levoleucovorin systemic (Pro)
Brand names: Fusilev, Khapzory
No reviews
leucovorin systemic (Pro)
No reviews
ipecac systemic
No reviews
glycopyrrolate / neostigmine systemic
Brand name: Prevduo
No reviews
glucarpidase systemic (Pro)
Brand name: Voraxaze
No reviews
fomepizole systemic (Pro)
Brand name: Antizol
No reviews
flumazenil systemic (Pro)
No reviews
edetate calcium disodium systemic (Pro)
Brand name: Calcium Disodium Versenate
No reviews
dimercaprol systemic (Pro)
Brand name: BAL In Oil
No reviews
digoxin immune fab systemic (Pro)
Brand name: DigiFab
No reviews
deferoxamine systemic (Pro)
Brand name: Desferal
No reviews
deferiprone systemic (Pro)
Brand name: Ferriprox
No reviews
atropine / pralidoxime systemic (Pro)
Brand names: ATNAA, DuoDote
No reviews
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