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ANTIDOTES
Shikha Agrawal
B.Pharm : Naraina Vidyapeeth Group
Of Institution
DEFINITION:
• According to WHO, an antidote is defined as a
therapeutic substance used to counteract the
toxic actions of a specified xenobiotic.
Antidotes reduce the overall burden of health
service in managing of poisoning cases.
• Antidote is a substance which is used to nullify
the harmful effect of poison .
CLASSIFICATION OF
ANTIDOTES:
According to mode of action, they are classified as
follows:
1. Physiological antidote
2. Chemical antidote
3. Mechanical antidote
PHYSIOLOGICAL ANTIDOTE
• It counteracts the effects of a poison by
producing the opposite pharmacological
effects.
e.g. ACHE inhibitor - morphine
CHEMICALANTIDOTE
• It interacts specifically with a toxicant or neutralize the
toxicant. e.g. Metal chelators combine with metals to
form complexes that can then be eliminated by the
kidneys.
• It mainly act by 2 mechanisms
1. Complex formation
2. Metabolic conversion.
Example : Nitrate interact with haemoglobin and cyanide
to form cyanomethaemoglobin, which is less toxic
than cyanide
MECHANICALANTIDOTE
• The agent which is used to interfere with
poison through physical properties, not change
their nature is known as physical antidote
• E.g : Activated charcoal (Universal antidote)

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Antidotes

  • 1. ANTIDOTES Shikha Agrawal B.Pharm : Naraina Vidyapeeth Group Of Institution
  • 2. DEFINITION: • According to WHO, an antidote is defined as a therapeutic substance used to counteract the toxic actions of a specified xenobiotic. Antidotes reduce the overall burden of health service in managing of poisoning cases. • Antidote is a substance which is used to nullify the harmful effect of poison .
  • 3. CLASSIFICATION OF ANTIDOTES: According to mode of action, they are classified as follows: 1. Physiological antidote 2. Chemical antidote 3. Mechanical antidote
  • 4. PHYSIOLOGICAL ANTIDOTE • It counteracts the effects of a poison by producing the opposite pharmacological effects. e.g. ACHE inhibitor - morphine
  • 5. CHEMICALANTIDOTE • It interacts specifically with a toxicant or neutralize the toxicant. e.g. Metal chelators combine with metals to form complexes that can then be eliminated by the kidneys. • It mainly act by 2 mechanisms 1. Complex formation 2. Metabolic conversion. Example : Nitrate interact with haemoglobin and cyanide to form cyanomethaemoglobin, which is less toxic than cyanide
  • 6. MECHANICALANTIDOTE • The agent which is used to interfere with poison through physical properties, not change their nature is known as physical antidote • E.g : Activated charcoal (Universal antidote)