Note: This document pertains only to the antidotes contained in the antidote kit. Many other antidotes exist: if information is required, contact the poison centre at 1-800-565-8161
Poison | Antidote |
---|---|
Acetaminophen | Acetylcysteine |
Anesthetics, local | Lipid emulsion (Fat Emulsion) |
Aniline | Methylene blue |
Anticholinesterases (i.e. organophosphates) | Atropine, Pralidoxime (2-PAM) |
Antidepressants, Cyclic (TCAs) | Sodium bicarbonate, Lipid emulsion |
Antidepressants, noncyclic (i.e., SSRIs, SNRIs, bupropion, venlafaxine, etc) | Sodium bicarbonate, Lipid emulsion |
Arsenic | Dimaval |
Benzodiazepines | Flumazenil |
Beta-blockers | Atropine, Insulin, Calcium, Glucagon (adjunctive therapy only), Lipid emulsion |
Black Widow spider | Black Widow spider antivenin (Antivenin Latrodectus Mactans) |
Calcium channel blockers | Atropine, Insulin, Calcium, Lipid emulsion |
Cyanide | Hydroxocobalamin (Cyanokit), Sodium thiosulfate |
Digoxin | Atropine, Digoxin immune Fab |
Ethylene glycol | Fomepizole, Pyridoxine, Sodium bicarbonate |
Glycol Ethers | Fomepizole |
Hydrofluoric acid burns | Calcium gluconate |
Iron | Deferoxamine (Desferrioxamine) |
Isoniazid | Pyridoxine |
Lead | Dimaval |
Mercury (inorganic or elemental) | Dimaval |
Methanol | Fomepizole |
Mushrooms, Hepatotoxic (i.e., Amanita phalloides) | Acetylcysteine |
Mushrooms, Seizure-inducing (gyromitra or hydrazine-containing mushrooms) | Pyridoxine |
Nitrates | Methylene blue |
Nitrites | Methylene blue |
Opioids | Naloxone |
Organophosphate insecticides | Atropine Pralidoxime (2-PAM) |
Salicylates | Sodium bicarbonate |
Sodium channel blocking drugs* (wide QRS) | Sodium bicarbonate, Lipid emulsion |
Sulfonylurea (oral hypoglycaemic) | Octreotide |