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NIRMALA POISONS INFORMATION CENTRE |
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY& PHARMACY PRACTICE
NIRMALA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY |
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Nirmala Poisons Information Centre (NPIC |
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A wide variety of chemicals are designed for diverse uses in day today life. Though their benefits are enormous, yet they are associated with great risks if misused. The probability of ingestion of these substances/products either accidentally or intentionally has increased manifold. Acute poisoning is one of the commonest emergencies throughout the world. To ensure chemical safety, a framework for prevention and management of eventualities if any, is provided by the Poisons Control Programme of which Poisons Information Centre is an integral part. |
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The Nirmala Poisons Information Centre (NPIC) was established in the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy practice.
Welcome to the website of Nirmala Poisons Information Centre (NPIC) Nirmala College of Pharmacy, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Call 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week, 365 a year.
If you see someone has been poisoned, call NPIC on
Tel No:08645 - 236255, 236722
Email: nrmldic@gmail.com |
- Do not wait for the victim to look or feel sick.
- Do not treat the person yourself.
- Take the victim to nearby healthcare facility.
- Common Poisonings – Role of NPIC
- Common Adulterations and Contaminants
- Tests for Common Adulterants
- Miscellaneous products & Constituents
- Mercury exposure
- Chemicals for Mass poisoning
- List of Antidotes
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List of Antidotes of Common Poisonings reported to the National Poisons
information Centre, Department of Pharmacology,
AIIMS, New Delhi |
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Poisoning |
Antidote |
Agricultural
Pesticides |
Organophosphates
- Malathion
- Acephate
- Dichlorvos
- Dimethoate
- Fenitrothion
- Monocrotophos
- Phorate
- Quinalphos
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Atropine sulfate Pralidoxime |
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Carbamates
- Propoxur
- Aldicarb
- Carbaryl
- Carbofuran
- Methomyl
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Atropine sulfate Pralidoxime |
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Organochlorines
- Endosulfan
- Gamma benzene hexachloride
- Heptachlor
- Chlordane
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Cholestyramine |
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Rodenticides * Bromadiolone |
Vitamin K1 |
Industrial
Chemicals |
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Dimercaprol (BAL)
D-Peniciliamine
Calcium disodium edetate |
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BAL
Dimercaptosuccinic acid
(DMSA)
D-pennicillamine |
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BAL
D- Penicillamine |
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Folic acid/Folinic acid (Leucovorin) |
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Ethanol
Pyridoxine hydrochloride
Folic acid
Thiamine |
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Amyl nitrite, sodium nitrite, sodium thiosulfate (Cyanide antidote kit) Hydroxocobalamin Dicobalt edetate |
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Methemoglobinemia producing agents (nitrites, nitrates dapsone, copper, aniline, chlorates naphthalene etc) |
Methylene blue |
Drugs |
- Acetaminophen
- Iron
- Benzodiazepines
- Opiods
- Isoniazid
- Digoxin
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N-Acetylcysteine
Deferoxamine
Flumazenil
Naloxone
Pyridoxine
Digoxin specific antibodies |
Environmental
Toxins |
- Datura
- Snake bites
- Dog bites
- Botulism
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Physostigimine
Anitisnake venom
Anti rabies vaccine
Botulinum antitoxin |
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Poisoning |
Antidote |
Agricultural
Pesticides |
Organophosphates
- Malathion
- Acephate
- Dichlorvos
- Dimethoate
- Fenitrothion
- Monocrotophos
- Phorate
- Quinalphos
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Atropine sulfate Pralidoxime |
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Carbamates
- Propoxur
- Aldicarb
- Carbaryl
- Carbofuran
- Methomyl
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Atropine sulfate Pralidoxime |
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Organochlorines
- Endosulfan
- Gamma benzene hexachloride
- Heptachlor
- Chlordane
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Cholestyramine |
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Rodenticides
* Bromadiolone |
Vitamin K1 |
Industrial
Chemicals |
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Dimercaprol (BAL)
D-Peniciliamine
Calcium disodium edetate |
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BAL
Dimercaptosuccinic acid
(DMSA)
D-pennicillamine |
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BAL
D- Penicillamine |
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Folic acid/Folinic acid (Leucovorin) |
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Ethanol
Pyridoxine hydrochloride
Folic acid
Thiamine |
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Amyl nitrite, sodium nitrite, sodium thiosulfate (Cyanide antidote kit) Hydroxocobalamin Dicobalt edetate |
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Methemoglobinemia producing agents (nitrites, nitrates dapsone, copper, aniline, chlorates naphthalene etc) |
Methylene blue |
Drugs |
- Acetaminophen
- Iron
- Benzodiazepines
- Opiods
- Isoniazid
- Digoxin
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N-Acetylcysteine
Deferoxamine
Flumazenil
Naloxone
Pyridoxine
Digoxin specific antibodies |
Environmental
Toxins |
- Datura
- Snake bites
- Dog bites
- Botulism
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Physostigimine
Anitisnake venom
Anti rabies vaccine
Botulinum antitoxin |
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