ToxiBan® is most effective when administered as soon as ingestion of a toxicant is suspected. It may be used in some emergencies when absorption of the toxicant is nearly complete or the exposure was via a parenteral route. This latter application usually involves repetitive or multiple doses. Multiple doses may be used to interrupt the enterohepatic circulation of some toxins, thereby preventing their reabsorption. See package insert for more detailed information.
Advantages
Activated charcoal is generally called the “universal antidote” by toxicologists, since it is active in adsorbing most toxicants except inorganic salts and heavy metals. ToxiBan is the “gold standard” for treating animal poisioning.
Available in three formulations (granules, suspension and suspension with Sorbitol)
MedCharTM,activated charcoal, USP, adsorbs toxins in the gastrointestinal tract
Kaolin adds extra adsorbing qualities while protecting the intestinal lining
Sorbitol is a mild hyperosmotic cathartic
Toxicants That Bind to MedChar™, Activated Charcoal, USP
Acetaminophen
Amphetamines
Anthelmintics
Antibiotics
Aspirin
Atropine
Barbiturates
Camphor
Cantharides
Carbamazepine
Carbamates
Chlordane
Chloroquine
Chlorpheniramine
Cocaine Diazepam
2,4-D (dichlorophenoxy
acetic acid)
Digitalis
Digitoxin
Ethylene glycol*
Fungicides
Hexachlorophene
Ipecac
Isoniazid
Malathion
Mefenamic acid
Meprobamate
Methylene blue Methyl salicylate
Morphine
Muscarine
Narcotics
Nicotine
Nortriptyline
Organic iodine
Organic metal compounds
Organochlorine insecticides
Organophosphorus
insecticides
Parathion
Phenobarbitol
Phenothiazine Phenylbutazone
Phenylpropanolamine
hydrochloride
Phenytoin
Quinacrine hydrochloride
Quinidine
Quinine
Rodenticides
Salicylamide
Salicylates
Strychnine
Sulfonamides
Theophylline
Tricyclic antidepressants
*Tests for ethylene glycol must be conducted before ToxiBan is administered to prevent false positive reactions.
