Handbook of materia medica, pharmacy, and therapeutics, including the physiological action of drugs, the special therapeutics of disease, official and practical pharmacy, and minute directions for prescription writing / by Sam'l O.L. Potter.

  • Samuel Otway Lewis Potter
Date:
1894
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    solution of the first hypodermically, with Liquor Ammonii Acetatis internally, [Compare the article Stings in part III.] Belladonna and Atropine. Caustic alkalies decompose Atropine and are there- fore incompatible with the preparations of Belladonna. Antidotes.—Tannin. Zinc Sulphate or Apomorphine, as emetics, or the Stomach-pump. Purgation. Magnesium Bicarbonate, and other alkalies (R). Charcoal, gss or more is necessary (R), Antagonists.—Morphine is the physiological antagonist to the effects of Atropine on the cerebrum, pupils, heart, respiration, arterial tension and kidneys. Aconite, Physostigmine, Pilocarpine and Quinine are each antagonistic to some of its effects. Muscarine to most of them. Brandy or strong Coffee. Capsicum. Faradism of respiratory muscles. Flagellation. Cold to the head. Ammonia, breathed into air-passages (R). Bromides. Antidotes.—Nitrous Ether is incompatible with Ammonium Bromide, Acids and Metallic Salts are so with all the Bromides. Poisoning thereby is always chronic, never acute, hence no antidotes can be employed. Antagonists.—Morphine is the most efficient, especially for the mental symp- toms. Digitalis, Ergot, Belladonna, and other vaso-motor stimulants, antag- onize many of the effects of the bromides. Cocaine is useful in chronic depressant poisoning thereby, and Alcohol with Opium as a nervous stimulant. Bromine. Antidotes.—Albumen. Starch. Gelatin. Sodium and Potassium Carbonates and Bicarbonates. Against the irritant vapor. Ammonia vapor by inhalation, or steam inhalations. Antagonists.—Opium and Alcohol as stimu- lants, if much depression ensues. Camphor. Antidotes.—Water to precipitate it from the alcoholic solution. Alkalies and earthy salts precipitate even the small quantity which is soluble in water. Emetics to remove as much as possible. Antagonists.—Aconite and other arterial sedatives. Coffee. Cold. Alcoholic stimulants. Opium and Bromides for the convulsions. Cannabis Indica. Antidotes.—Emetics to remove as much as possible. Caustic Alkalies are incompatible. Antagonists. — Alcohol, as stimulant. Strychnine as respiratory stimulant. Faradism of muscles of respiration. Lemon-juice is said to antagonize its effects, which last over 24 hours from a large dose. Cantharis. Avoid Oils, also fats and ^ilk, which promote its absorption. Antidotes.—Emetics. Demulcents (as linseed tea, gruel, barley-water), freely. Water in large quantity, to flush the kidneys. Oleaginous injections into the bladder to allay irritation. There is no chemical antidote. Antagonists.— None, but Opium may be given for the gastro-enteritis. Chloral Hydrate. All Alkalies are incompatible. Antidotes.—Emetics or the stomach-pump, if patient is seen shortly after ingestion of a toxic dose. Reliance must be placed on the antagonism of the following. Antagonists.— Strychnine, but only to a limited extent; though Chloral is the most perfect antagonist to strychnine, opposing its spinal action. Heat to the body and limbs, by hot blankets, hot water bottles, etc., is the most efficient antagonist. Atropine antagonizes its cardiac, respiratory and spinal depression, and should be used hypodermically, in srnall doses (gr. frequently repeated, until its effects are apparent. Morphine administered with Chloral antagonizes its cardiac failure, while synergistic to the hypnotic action of ^ ® Cocaine is of value for the cardiac and respiratory depression. Alcoholic stirnulation. Amyl Nitrite by inhalation. Frictions. Coffee, black, a pint injected into rectum, as for narcotic poisoning. Artificial Respiration. 1 ^ Albumen for Chlorine preparations in the stomach, a so qua Arnmonias in small quantity, well diluted. Ammonia vapor inhaled inhalations, forming Ammonium Chloride. Ammonium Sul- pn e 3.S similar reaction, but should be used in great moderation. Fresh air. bteam inhalations. Emesis with warm water, then white of egg or milk, flour, or ime water. Antagonists. Chloroform by inhalation to ease the cough.
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