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. 2015 Sep 21;81(3):428–436. doi: 10.1111/bcp.12731

Table 2.

Obsolete analeptics no longer used for reversal of coma of uncertain aetiology

Methylxanthines (caffeine, theophylline)
Physostigmine
Physical stimulation, ice bath
Ammonium carbonate (“smelling salts”)
Amphetamines
Strychnine
Picrotoxin
Nikethamide
Camphor