SPECTROSCOPIC EVALUATION OF ACTIVATED CHARCOAL AS A POISON ANTIDOTE FOR GLICLAZIDE DRUG

Activated charcoal for pediatric poisonings: the universal antidote?

PURPOSE OF REVIEW For decades, activated charcoal has been used as a 'universal antidote' for the majority of poisons because of its ability to prevent the absorption of most toxic agents from the gastrointestinal tract and enhance the elimination of some agents already absorbed. This manuscript will review the history of activated charcoal, its indications, contraindications, and the complicat...

Strychnine as an Antidote to Snake-Poison

evaluation of activated charcoal sampler tubes

this study has been conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the local made charcoal tubes against adsorption of benzene, toluene and xylene vapors. results indicate that desorption capacity and the recovery percentage decrease as the benzene, toluene and xylene concentrations and also relative humidity increase. it is concluded that the water vapor is the major interfere in the adsorption of...

Arsenic: In Search of an Antidote to a Global Poison

Amir Attaran In 2001, the chief of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Andrew Natsios, gave this justifi cation to the US Congress for why the agency opposed giving antiretroviral therapy (ART) to Africans with HIV: “If we had [HIV medicines for Africa] today, we could not distribute them. We could not administer the program because we do not have the doctors, we do ...

Effect of charcoal-drug ratio on antidotal efficacy of oral activated charcoal in man.

The effect of charcoal-drug ratio on the antidotal efficacy of oral activated charcoal was studied in six healthy volunteers in a randomized cross-over study and compared with the adsorption capacity of activated charcoal in vitro. Aminosalicylic acid (PAS) 1 g and 5 g were ingested on an empty stomach in 30 ml of water. Immediately afterwards the subjects ingested 50 g of activated charcoal in...