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For years, parents were told to keep ipecac syrup at home. This medicine was used to make a child vomit after swallowing poison. Now, your doctor doesn't tell you to keep it. Poison control doesn't tell you to use it. You can’t even buy ipecac in the drugstore. It is NOT necessary to keep ipecac syrup in your home.
Act fast in a poison emergency. Seek help from Poison Control online or by phone and follow these first aid measures.
Nandina domestica (heavenly or sacred bamboo) is an ornamental shrub with attractive foliage and red berries. It is toxic to cats, dogs, birds, and grazing animals. It contains cyanogenic glycosides that produce cyanide when hydrolyzed in the digestive tract of these animals. The plant is considered non-toxic in humans. If swallowed, mild gastrointestinal effects are possible but uncommon.
Nicole Reid is the Managing Director of the National Capital Poison Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation and accredited poison control center in Washington, DC. Nicole is a Registered Nurse, a Certified Specialist in Poison Information, and a Board Certified Clinical Toxicologist with 18 years of experience working in Poison Control.
Dr. Blaine Benson is a semi-retired, nationally renowned and widely-published clinical toxicologist, investigator and educator.
The peace lily is one of the most common household plants Poison Control is called about. The flowers, leaves, and stems of the peace lily contain very small, insoluble calcium oxalate crystal that can cause immediate mouth and throat irritation if chewed or swallowed.
Transdermal drugs release small amounts of drug into the blood stream over a long period of time. These "skin patch" drugs include pain relievers, nicotine, hormones, and drugs to treat angina and motion sickness. Overdoses can happen if the patch is broken, cut open, or chewed on, if too many are worn, or if a child has an adult patch on.
Naloxone (Narcan®), the antidote for opioid overdose, is a safe and effective way of preventing respiratory failure and death from opioid poisoning. Naloxone can be given by health care workers or bystanders to people with suspected opioid poisoning.
Poison Control is here to help if you swallow or come in contact with something that might be poisonous. Don't wait for symptoms to develop. Contact Poison Control immediately! Before you contact us, there are first aid measures that make a difference if accomplished within seconds to minutes of the poison exposure. Be familiar with these steps.
SGLT2 inhibitors are a new class of drugs for type 2 diabetes. They have some unique benefits such as less risk of dangerously low blood sugar compared to many other antidiabetic medicines. On the down side, patients might experience more urinary infections and should guard against dehydration.
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