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Table 36.6

Charcoal Administration after Poisoning

Repeated dosing indicatedSingle dose indicated (only within the first hour after presentation)Charcoal not indicated

Barbiturates

Carbamazepine

Dapsone

Digoxin

Phenytoin

Quinine

Sustained-release preparations

Theophylline

Antihistamines

Paracetamol

Salicylates

Tricyclics

Other poisons unless charcoal contraindicated

Acids

Alkalis

Carbamate

Cyanide

Ethanol

Ethylene glycol

Hydrocarbons

Iron

Lithium

Methanol

Organophosphates