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TOXBASE is free for UK NHS departments, and available by subscription to departments outside the UK NHS. The TOXBASE app is also available for Apple and Android devices. The app is free for individual NHS users. The TOXBASE database contains information on approximately 17,000 products, together with generic advice on the management of poisoning.
Treatment for antifreeze poisoning needs to be started as soon after ingestion as possible to be effective; the earlier suicide suicide suicide method Poisoning"/> [43] Cats must be treated within 3 hours of ingesting of antifreeze to be effective, while dogs must be treated within 8–12 hours of ingestion. [9]
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.
The NHS warns that as little as 4ml of methanol can cause hallucinations and blindness. Half an hour to two hours after consuming methanol symptoms include drowsiness, confusion and irritability.
Most other treatment options focus on controlling the convulsions that arise from strychnine poisoning. These treatments involve keeping the patient in a quiet and darkened room, [16] anticonvulsants such as phenobarbital or diazepam, [6] muscle relaxants such as dantrolene, [17] barbiturates and propofol, [18] and chloroform or heavy doses of ...
The British National Formulary (BNF) is a United Kingdom (UK) pharmaceutical reference book that contains a wide spectrum of information and advice on prescribing and pharmacology, along with specific facts and details about many medicines available on the UK National Health Service (NHS).
NHS bosses said more than 28,000 patients have been seen since the centre opened last year. Darren Jones, the MP for Bristol North West, said the initiative was helping to reduce NHS waiting lists.
If left untreated, acute iron poisoning can lead to multi-organ failure resulting in permanent organ damage or death. [1] Iron is available over the counter as a single entity supplement in an iron salt form or in combination with vitamin supplements and is commonly used in the treatment of anemias.