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  2. Antidote - Wikipedia

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    An antidote is a substance that can counteract a form of poisoning. [1] The term ultimately derives from the Greek term φάρμακον ἀντίδοτον (pharmakon antidoton) , "(medicine) given as a remedy".

  3. Category:Antidotes - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Antidotes" The following 60 pages are in this category, out of 60 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  4. List of chemotherapeutic agents - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of chemotherapeutic agents, also known as cytotoxic agents or cytostatic drugs, that are known to be of use in chemotherapy for cancer.This list is organized by type of agent, although the subsections are not necessarily definitive and are subject to revision.

  5. Drug antagonism - Wikipedia

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    Antidotes are agents that can neutralise the effects of a poison or toxin. Antidotes counteract the effects of toxins in many ways, such as by blocking the absorption of the toxin, binding and neutralising the poison, opposing the toxin's end-organ function, or blocking the toxin's conversion to more hazardous metabolites.

  6. Opioid antagonist - Wikipedia

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    These drugs are used mainly as antidotes to reverse opioid overdose and in the treatment of alcohol dependence and opioid dependence (by blocking the effects, namely euphoria, of opioids so as to discourage abuse).

  7. ATC code V03 - Wikipedia

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    ATC code V03 All other therapeutic products is a therapeutic subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System, a system of alphanumeric codes developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the classification of drugs and other medical products.

  8. Benzodiazepine overdose - Wikipedia

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    Supportive care is the mainstay of treatment of benzodiazepine overdose. There is an antidote, flumazenil, but its use is controversial. [2] Deaths from single-drug benzodiazepine overdoses occur infrequently, [3] particularly after the point of hospital admission. [4]

  9. Digoxin toxicity - Wikipedia

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    The primary treatment of digoxin toxicity is digoxin immune fab, which is an antibody made up of anti-digoxin immunoglobulin fragments. This antidote has been shown to be highly effective in treating life-threatening signs of digoxin toxicity such as hyperkalemia, hemodynamic instability, and arrhythmias. [11]