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Antagonist/Antidose
Advanced Pharm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acetylcysteine (Mucomyst) | antidote for acetaminophen hepatotoxicity |
| unlabeled use for acetylcysteine (Mucomyst) | given before nephrotoxic exposure occurs to prevent kidney damage |
| standard max daily dose of acetaminophen | 3,000 mg |
| activated charcoal (Actidose) | preferred method of poisoning and OD of ASA, APAP, antidepressants, barbiturates, and others |
| aminocaproic acid (Amicar) | antifibrinolytic; treats excessive bleeding from surgery or overactivation of fibrinolytic system |
| deferoxamine mesylate (Desferal) | chelating agent; adjunctive treatment of acute Fe intoxication |
| digoxin immune FAB (Digibind) | life-threatening OD of digoxin |
| disulfiram (Antabuse) | adjunct in management of chronic alcoholism |
| flumazenil (Romazicon) | benzodiazepine antagonist |
| ipecac syrup | induction of vomiting in poisoning |
| naloxone hydrochloride (Narcan) | reversal of narcotic induced respiratory depression, coma, analgesia |
| succimer (Chemet) | chelating agent for Pb poisoning in children w/ blood levels >45 mcg/dl |
| glucagon | hypoglycemia |
| phentolamine (Regitine) | tx and prevention of dermal necrosis and sloughing after IV extravasation of catecholamines; control BP with pheochromocytoma |
| physostigmine salicylate (Antilirium) | cholinergic drug; tx of poisoning by atropine and other anticholinergic drugs |
| phytonadione (Vitamin K) | antihemorrhagic; hyperprothrombinemia |
| protamine sulfate | heparin antagonist |
| sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) | K-removing resin tx of hyperkalemia |