All of the following statements about flumazenil are true except:
Uses of flumazenil - reverse BZD anaesthesia, BZD overdose,its mechanism of action is on GABA channel where BZD binds . There is no specific antidote for barbiturates. Ref: KDTripathi 8th ed.
It is a specific antagonist of benzodiazepines
It may be used to treat barbiturate poisoning
It is given intravenously
It acts on same site on GABA channel where benzo diazepines bind
Central Nervous system