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Ipecac

Category:

  • Miscellaneous

Description:

  • Emetic

Indications:

  • In poisoning to induce vomiting

Contraindications:

  • Unconsciousness, semi-consciousness, depressed gag reflex

  • Poisoning with petroleum products or caustic substances, seizures

Precautions:

  • Pregnancy category C; not known if excreted in breast milk

Adverse Reactions (Side Effects):

  • CNS: coma, seizures

  • CV: atrial fibrillation, dysrhythmias, fatal myocarditis, hypotension

  • GI: bloody diarrhea, nausea, vomiting

Dosage:

Administered orally

  • Adult:   PO 15-30ml, then 3-4 glasses water

  • Child 1-12 years: PO 15ml, then 1-2 glasses water

  • Child <1 year: PO 5-10ml, then ½ to 1 glass water, may repeat dose if needed

 

The information contained here is an abbreviated summary. For more detailed and complete information, consult the manufacturer's product information sheets or standard textbooks

Source: Operational Medicine 2001,  Health Care in Military Settings, NAVMED P-5139, May 1, 2001, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Department of the Navy, 2300 E Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20372-5300

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