New and Novel Antidotes in Pediatrics
- 1 July 2006
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Pediatric Emergency Care
- Vol. 22 (7), 523-530
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.pec.0000227389.99508.a7
Abstract
Antidotal therapy can be lifesaving in the management of poisoned children. Although supportive care is sufficient in many cases, a specific antidote can significantly reduce morbidity and mortality in a number of poisoning scenarios, and so the pediatric emergency medicine practitioner must be familiar with its indications for use, dosage and administration, and contraindications. A number of new antidotes have emerged in recent years. This review discusses the pediatric uses and limitations of intravenous N-acetylcysteine, octreotide, crotaline Fab antivenom, fomepizole, atropine and pralidoxime autoinjectors and provides some brief discussion on newer antidotes for which data is only starting to emerge.Keywords
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