title: [Antidotes for poisoning and medication overdosage].
abstract: Supportive therapy is crucial in the treatment of severe intoxication. Furthermore, specific antidotes are available to neutralize or prevent the toxic effects of poisoning and overdosage. Recently it has become possible to determine the probable toxicity precisely by plotting plasma poison or drug levels. This is especially appropriate in severely intoxicated patients. We conclude that the screening of blood using special agents is the most important in the treatment of such patients at present.
authors.affiliation: Department of Acute and Critical Care Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fujii
mesh_terms: D000931:Antidotes / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008658:Inactivation, Metabolic; D011041:Poisoning / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000931:Antidotes