ACTIVATED CHARCOAL (generic name)

Question 1

BRAND NAME OF ACTIVATED CHARCOAL

Answer 1

BRAND NAME

EZ Char, Actidose, Liqui-Char

Question 2

DRUG CLASS OF ACTIVATED CHARCOAL

Answer 2

DRUG CLASS

Adsorbent

Question 3

DOSE & ADMINISTRATION OF ACTIVATED CHARCOAL

Answer 3

D & A

1 - 2 grams / kg p.o. (or NG tube) both for adult and Pedi

Question 4

INDICATIONS OF ACTIVATED CHARCOAL

Answer 4

INDICATIONS
Oral poisonings and medication overdoses. Usually within 1 hour of ingestion, best use after poisons have been evacuated from the stomach.

Question 5

MECHANISM OF ACTION OF ACTIVATED CHARCOAL

Answer 5

MECHANISM OF ACTIONS

Binds (adsorbs) toxic substance and prevents them from being absorbed by the GI tract.

Question 6

CONTRAINDICATIONS OF ACTIVATED CHARCOAL

Answer 6

CONTRAINDICATIONS
Altered LOC ( aspiration risks), Ingestion of corrosives, caustics or petroleum products. Abdominal pain (caution)

Question 7

ADVERSE EFFECTS OF ACTIVATED CHARCOAL

Answer 7

ADVERSE EFFECTS

Aspiration can cause fatal pneumonitis, can also cause black stools, diarrhea, vomiting and bowel obstruction.

Question 8

PRECAUTIONS OF ACTIVATED CHARCOAL

Answer 8

PRECAUTIONS

Caution with simultaneous administration with other drugs, caution in suspected bowel obstruction