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  2. Activated charcoal (medication) - Wikipedia

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    Activated charcoal, also known as activated carbon, is a medication used to treat poisonings that occurred by mouth. [1] To be effective it must be used within a short time of the poisoning occurring, typically an hour. [1] [2] It does not work for poisonings by cyanide, corrosive agents, iron, lithium, alcohols, or malathion. [2]

  3. Salicylate poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Repeated doses of activated charcoal are also useful to re-adsorb salicylates in the GI tract that may have desorbed from the previous administration of activated charcoal. [9] The initial dose of activated charcoal is most useful if given within 2 hours of initial ingestion. [9] Contraindications to the use of activated charcoal include ...

  4. Activated carbon - Wikipedia

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    Activated carbon. Activated carbon, also called activated charcoal, is a form of carbon commonly used to filter contaminants from water and air, among many other uses. It is processed (activated) to have small, low-volume pores that greatly increase the surface area [1] [2] available for adsorption or chemical reactions [3] that can be thought of as a microscopic "sponge" structure (adsorption ...

  5. Activated charcoal benefits explained: Does it actually ... - AOL

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    Activated charcoal, also known as activated carbon, has been used medically to detoxify patients for almost 200 years. It’s produced by subjecting sources of carbon such as bamboo, coconut husk ...

  6. Strychnine poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Other sources specific to strychnine state that activated charcoal may be used after one hour of ingestion, depending on dose and type of strychnine-containing product. [13] [10] Therefore, other treatment options are generally favoured over activated charcoal. [10] [14]

  7. Paracetamol poisoning - Wikipedia

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    [63] [62] Administering activated charcoal later than 2 hours can be considered in patients that may have delayed gastric emptying due to co-ingested drugs or following ingestion of sustained- or delayed-release paracetamol preparations. Activated charcoal should also be administered if co-ingested drugs warrant decontamination. [42]

  8. Calcium channel blocker toxicity - Wikipedia

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    Activated charcoal is recommended if it can be given within an hour or two of taking the calcium channel blockers. [1] In those who have taken an extended release formulation of a CCB but are otherwise doing fine, whole bowel irrigation with polyethylene glycol may be useful. [1] Causing vomiting by the use of medications such as ipecac is not ...

  9. Syrup of ipecac - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, its potential side effects, such as lethargy, can be confused with the poison's effects, complicating diagnosis. The use of ipecac may also delay the use of other treatments (e.g., activated charcoal, whole bowel irrigation, or oral antidotes) or make them less effective. [7]

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