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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:

  • Acetylcysteine for acetaminophen poisoning
  • Activated charcoal for most poisons
  • Atropine for organophosphates and carbamates
  • Digoxin immune fab for digoxin toxicity
  • Dimercaprol for arsenic, gold, or inorganic mercury poisoning
  • Flumazenil for benzodiazepine overdose
  • Methylene blue for drug-induced methemoglobinemia
  • Naloxone for opioid overdose
  • Pralidoxime for poisoning by anti-cholinesterase nerve agents.

List of Antidotes:

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Drug Name Reviews Avg. Ratings
Antilirium
Generic name: physostigmine 		0 reviews
10
Evzio (Pro)
Generic name: naloxone 		1 review
10
Radiogardase (Pro)
Generic name: prussian blue 		0 reviews
10
Protopam Chloride (Pro)
Generic name: pralidoxime 		0 reviews
9.0
Revia (Pro)
Generic name: naltrexone 		8 reviews
8.3
Acetadote (Pro)
Generic name: acetylcysteine 		0 reviews
7.0
Activated Charcoal
Generic name: charcoal 		0 reviews
7.0
Optimum Charcoal
Generic name: charcoal 		0 reviews
7.0
Actidose-Aqua
Generic name: charcoal 		0 reviewsAdd rating
Acys-5
Generic name: acetylcysteine 		0 reviewsAdd rating
AN-DTPA (Pro)
Generic name: pentetate calcium trisodium 		0 reviewsAdd rating
Antizol (Pro)
Generic name: fomepizole 		0 reviewsAdd rating
ATNAA (Pro)
Generic name: atropine / pralidoxime 		0 reviewsAdd rating
AtroPen (Pro)
Generic name: atropine 		0 reviewsAdd rating
BAL In Oil (Pro)
Generic name: dimercaprol 		0 reviewsAdd rating
Calcium Disodium Versenate (Pro)
Generic name: edetate calcium disodium 		0 reviewsAdd rating
Cetylev (Pro)
Generic name: acetylcysteine 		0 reviewsAdd rating
Charcoal Plus DS
Generic name: charcoal 		0 reviewsAdd rating
Depade
Generic name: naltrexone 		0 reviewsAdd rating
Desferal (Pro)
Generic name: deferoxamine 		0 reviewsAdd rating
Digibind
Generic name: digoxin immune fab 		0 reviewsAdd rating
DigiFab (Pro)
Generic name: digoxin immune fab 		0 reviewsAdd rating
DuoDote (Pro)
Generic name: atropine / pralidoxime 		0 reviewsAdd rating
EZChar
Generic name: charcoal 		0 reviewsAdd rating
Ferriprox (Pro)
Generic name: deferiprone 		0 reviewsAdd rating
Fusilev (Pro)
Generic name: levoleucovorin 		0 reviewsAdd rating
Insta-Char
Generic name: charcoal 		0 reviewsAdd rating
Khapzory (Pro)
Generic name: levoleucovorin 		0 reviewsAdd rating
Liqui-Char
Generic name: charcoal 		0 reviewsAdd rating
Nithiodote (Pro)
Generic name: sodium nitrite / sodium thiosulfate 		0 reviewsAdd rating
Provayblue (Pro)
Generic name: methylene blue 		0 reviewsAdd rating
Revex
Generic name: nalmefene 		0 reviewsAdd rating
Romazicon
Generic name: flumazenil 		0 reviewsAdd rating
Voraxaze (Pro)
Generic name: glucarpidase 		0 reviewsAdd rating
For ratings, users were asked how effective they found the medicine while considering positive/adverse effects and ease of use (1 = not effective, 10 = most effective).

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