Antidote for organophosphates poisoning are all except: September 2009 March 2013 (b, d)
Ans. A: Physostigmine The mainstays of medical therapy in organophosphate (OP) poisoning include ? Atropine-arrests muscarinic effects, Pralidoxime (2-PAM)-acts by competing for the phosphate moiety of the organophosphorus compound and release it from the cholinesterase enzyme Benzodiazepines (e.g., diazepam)-For convulsions Intravenous glycopyrrolate or diphenhydramine may provide an alternative centrally acting anticholinergic agent used to treat muscarinic toxicity if atropine is unavailable or in limited supply
Physostigmine
Activated charcoal
Pralidoxime
Atropine