COMMON ANTIDOTES
ANTIDOTES
- Acetaminophen: Mucomyst (acetylcysteine)
- Anticholinesterase: atropine or pralidoxime
- Anticholinergics: physostigmine
- Antifreeze: fomepizole, ethanol
- Benzodiazepines: Romazicon (flumazenil)
- Beta-Blocking Agents: Glucagon, epinephrine
- Ca Channel Blockers: calcium chloride,
glucagon
- Carbon Monoxide (CO): hyperbaric, oxygen
- Coumadin: phytonadione or vitamin K
- Cyanide: amyl nitrite, sodium nitrite, or sodium
thiosulfate
- Cyclophosphamide: mesna
- Digoxin: Digibind or Digoxin Immune Fab
- Dopamine: Rigitine
- EPS: "ABC" -- Artane (trihexyphenidyl),
Benadryl (diphenhydramine), Cogentin (benztropine)
- Ethylene Glycol: fomepizole
- Fluorouracil: leucovorin calcium
- Heroin: Narcan (naloxone) or nalmefene
- Heparin: protamine sulfate
- Insulin Reaction: IV glucose (D50)
- Iron (Fe): deferoxamine
- Lead: edetate calcium disodium, dimercaprol, or
succimer
- Malignant Hyperthermia (MH): dantrolene
- Methanol: ethanol
- Methotrexate: leucovorin calcium
- Narcotics: Narcan (naloxone) or nalmefene
- Opioid Analgesics: Narcan (naloxone) or nalmefene
- Organophosphate (OPP): atropine, pralidoxime
- Potassium (K): Insulin and glucose, sodium
bicarbonate, albuterol inhaler, or Kayexalate (sodium polystyrene
sulfonate)
- TCA (tricyclic antidepressants): physostigmine
or sodium bicarbonate
- Warfarin: phytonadione or vitamin K
