Indications
Diarrhoea and poisoning from food, heavy meals & drugs; also flatulence from diet & other causes.
⚠️ Always consult a registered physician before taking any medicine.
Pharmacology
Activated charcoal works by binding to poisons in the gut, keeping them from being absorbed into the bloodstream. When poisoning is suspected, medical staff give it either on the scene or in a hospital emergency department. In rarer cases, it may also be used in a hemoperfusion system to filter toxins directly out of a poisoned patient's blood. It has become the preferred treatment for many types of poisoning, with older decontamination methods like ipecac-induced vomiting or stomach pumping now used only infrequently. It also interrupts the enterohepatic and enteroenteric circulation of certain drugs, toxins, and their metabolites.
Dosage Reference
⚠️ Reference ranges from official sources only. Consult your doctor for personalized dosing.
Side Effects & Interactions
Side Effects
No side-effect data recorded yet.