Drug reference
Poisoning with cyanides ▶BY INTRAVENOUS INJECTION ▶Child: Consult the National Poisons Information Service ▶Adult: 12.5 g, to be given over 10 minutes, dose may be repeated in severe cyanide poisoning DOSE EQUIVALENCE AND CONVERSION ▶12.5 g equates to 50 mL of a 25% solution or 25 mL of a 50% solution.
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Prescription only medicine restriction does not apply where administration is for saving life in emergency.
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There can be variation in the licensing of different medicines containing the same drug. Forms available from special-order manufacturers include: solution for injection Solution for injection ▶Sodium thiosulfate (Non-proprietary) Sodium thiosulfate 250 mg per 1 ml Sodium thiosulfate 12.5g/50ml solution for injection vials | 1 vial P s (Hospital only) 2.2 Organophosphorus toxicity Other drugs used for Organophosphorus toxicity Atropine sulfate, p. 1404 ANTIDOTES AND CHELATORS
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Consult the National Poisons Information
First-line fragment. Read the complete Indications and Dose section above.
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