Common Pharmacological Antidotes

Question 1

Opioids/Narcotics

(Morphine, Tramadol, Fentanyl)

Answer 1

Naloxone (Narcan)

Question 2

Warfarin (Coumadin)

Answer 2

Vitamin K

Question 3

Heparin

Answer 3

Protamine sulfate

Question 4

Digoxin

Answer 4

Digoxin Immune Fab (Digifab/Digibind)

Question 5

Anticholinergics

Answer 5

Physostigmine

Question 6

Benzodiazepines

-ZOLAM or -ZEPAM

Answer 6

Flumazenil (Romazicon)

Question 7

Cholinergic crisis (Organophosphate or Carbamates)

Answer 7

Atropine (Atropen)

Question 8

Magnesium sulfate

Used to treat hypomagnesemia and prevent seizures in pregnant women with preeclampsia

Answer 8

Calcium gluconate

Question 9

Acetaminophen (Tylenol)

Answer 9

Acetylcysteine (Acetadote)

Question 10

Iron

Answer 10

Deferoxamine (Desferal)

Question 11

Lead

Answer 11

Succimer or Calcium Disodium Edetate

Question 12

Alcohol withdrawal

Answer 12

Chlordiazepoxide

Question 13

Calcium Channel Blockers

Answer 13

Glucagon, Insulin, or Calcium

Question 13

Insulin reaction

Answer 13

Glucagon

Question 14

Salicylate (Aspirin)

Answer 14

Sodium Bicarbonate

Question 14

Beta Blockers (-olols)

Answer 14

Glucagon (GlucaGen)

Question 15

Pyridoxine

Answer 15

Deferoxamine

Question 16

Tricyclic Antidepressants

Answer 16

Sodium Bicarbonate

Question 17

Cyanide

Answer 17

Hydroxocobalamin (Vitamin B12)
Nitrite + Thiosulfate

Question 18

Ethylene Glycol or Methanol

Answer 18

Fomepizole

Question 19

Copper

Answer 19

Penicillamine

Question 20

Methemoglobin

Answer 20

Methylene Blue

Question 21

Potassium

Answer 21

Sodium Bicarbonate
Insulin
Glucose
Kayexalate

Question 22

Carbon Monoxide

Answer 22

100% O2

Question 23

Mercury

Answer 23

Dimercaprol

Question 24

Extrapyramidal symptoms

Answer 24

Benztropine (Cogentin) Diphenhydramine

Question 25

Dopamine

Answer 25

Phentolamine