Activated Charcoal Flashcards
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CLASSIFICATION
A
ANTIDOTE
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BRAND NAME
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ACTIDOSE / LIQUICHAR
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MECHANISM OF ACTION
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- LIQUID SUSPENSION BINDS (ABSORBS) TOXIC SUBSTANCES:
- THEREBY INHIBITING THEIR GI ABSORPTION
- ENTEROHEPATIC CIRCULATION & BIOAVAILABILITY
- DRUG CHARCOAL COMPLEX IS THEN EXCRETED BY THE BODY
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PHARMACOKINETICS
A
ONSET: IMMEDIATE
PEAK: UNKNOWN
DURATION: UNKNOWN
1/2 LIFE: UNKNOWN
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INDICATIONS
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ACUTE TOXIC INGESTION
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CONTRAINDICATIONS
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- INGESTION OF CAUSTIC OR PETROLEUM BASED AGENT (MINERAL ACID, CAUSTIC ALKALI, ORGANIC SOLVENT, IRON, METHANOL, ETHANOL)
- CYANIDE POISONING
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SIDE EFFECTS
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- VOMITING
- DIARRHEA
- ABDOMINAL CRAMPING
- BLOATING
- CONSTIPATION
- BLACK TARRY STOOL FOR SEVERAL DAYS
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DOSEAGE
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(ADULT) 1g/kg (30 - 100g PO)
PEDI) 1 - 2g/kg (PO
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PRECAUTIONS
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- BEST IF GIVEN WITHIN 30 min OF OVERDOSE
- ADMINISTER PO TO CONSCIOUS PT ONLY
- IF PT IS COMATOSE OR INTUBATED ADMINISTER THROUGH NG TUBE
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DRUG 2 DRUG INTERACTIONS
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FOOD OR OTHER MEDICATIONS ADMINISTERED CONCURRENTLY WILL DECREASE ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY OF CHARCOAL
