Although most poisonings require only supportive care, the emergency physician must recognize when the use of an antidote is required, and understand the risks and benefits of the treatment rendered. Although the more commonly instituted specific therapy in acute poisoning is the administration of intravenous fluids followed by the administration of oxygen, in certain circumstances prompt admin...

Introduction Anticholinergic poisoning can require administration of an antidote. The classical antidote used is the anticholinesterase, physostigmine [1]. Another anticholinesterase, neostigmine, has been less described for this indication [2]. Tropatepine (Lepticur) is a synthetic molecule used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease or to correct Parkinson syndromes induced by neuroleptic dr...

Background: There are a few studies that evaluate preparedness and availability of antidotes in the emergency setting and none have been conducted in Qatar. Published studies show that timely availability of antidotes in the emergency department setting is a common issue. To address this, we conducted a study to evaluate antidote stocking and utilization in Qatar hospital pharmacies and emergen...