Activated Charcoal In Medical Applications

Download or read book Activated Charcoal in Medical Applications, Second Edition written by David O. Cooney and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1995-01-20 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highlighting activated charcoal's great effectiveness in treating drug overdoses and poisonings in both humans and animals, this comprehensive, single-source reference brings together vital information from every significant study on the use of activated charcoal for medical purposes-describing all available charcoal products and their characteristics. Details activated charcoal's ability to reduce the systemic absorption of a vast array of drugs, chemicals, and biochemical substances-including analgesics, antipyretics, sedatives, alkaloids, snake venoms, and bacterial and fungal toxins.