Effect of anticholinergic drugs on the efficacy of activated charcoal

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 267-272

  Green, Robert ^a   Sitar, Daniel S ^a   Tenenbein, Milton ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Anticholinergic drugs; Charcoal; Gastrointestinal

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ATROPINE; CHARCODOTE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DETOXIFICATION; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTOXICATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTIDOTES; AREA UNDER CURVE; ATROPINE; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CHARCOAL; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HALF-LIFE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; MALE;

EID: 4444239205     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-120037426     Document Type: Article

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