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. 2022 Sep 6;13:895841. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.895841

TABLE 2.

List of Antidotes on the Formulary before and after the RCA.

Formulary Antidotes Before Formulary Antidotes After Indication
Acetylcysteine injection Acetylcysteine injection Acetaminophen toxicity
NA Andexanet alfa injection Reversal of anticoagulation for patients treated with a direct factor Xa inhibitor (apixaban or rivaroxaban)
Atropine injection Atropine injection Organophosphate pesticide or nerve agent poisoning, carbamate toxicity
Calcium Chloride 10% prefilled syringe Calcium Chloride 10% prefilled syringe Fluoride, calcium channel blocking agent toxicity
NA Calcium gluconate gel 2.5% Hydrofluoric acid dermal burns
Calcium gluconate injection 10% Calcium gluconate injection 10% Fluoride, calcium channel blocking agent toxicity
Cyproheptadine tablet Cyproheptadine tablet Serotonin toxicity
Dantrolene sodium injection Dantrolene sodium injection Malignant hyperthermia
Deferoxamine mesylate injection Deferoxamine mesylate injection Iron poisoning
Digoxin immune fab injection Digoxin immune fab injection Cardiac glycosides toxicity or cardiac steroid toxicity
Dimercaprol injection (BAL in oil) injection Dimercaprol injection (BAL in oil) injection Heavy metal toxicity (arsenic, lead, mercury)
NA Edetate calcium disodium/EDTA ampule Lead poisoning
NA Ethanol dehydrated alcohol injection Methanol or ethylene glycol poisoning
Flumazenil injection Flumazenil injection Benzodiazepine toxicity
Fomepizole injection Fomepizole injection Methanol or ethylene glycol poisoning
Glucagon prefilled syringe Glucagon prefilled syringe β-blocker, calcium channel blocker toxicity
Hydroxocobalamin injection Hydroxocobalamin injection Cyanide poisoning
NA Idarucizumab injection Reversal of anticoagulant effects of dabigatran
L-carnitine vials L-carnitine vials Valproic acid toxicity
Leucovorin calcium vial Leucovorin calcium vial Methotrexate or methanol toxicity
Methylene blue injection Methylene blue injection Methemoglobinemia, ifosfamide induced encephalopathy
Naloxone injection Naloxone injection Opioid toxicity
Octreotide vial Octreotide vial Sulfonylurea-induced hypoglycemia
NA Pentetate calcium trisodium injection (Calcium DTPA) Internal contamination with plutonium, americium, or curium to increase the rates of elimination
Phentolamine mesylate injection Phentolamine mesylate injection Extravasation
Physostigmine injection Physostigmine injection Anticholinergic syndrome
Phytonadione injection Phytonadione injection Reversal of coumarin-induced coagulopathy
Phytonadione tablet Phytonadione tablet Reversal of coumarin-induced coagulopathy
Polyvalanet snake antivenom injection Polyvalanet snake antivenom injection Snake envenomation
Polyvalent scorpion antivenom injection Polyvalent scorpion antivenom injection Scorpion envenomation
Potassium iodide tablet Potassium iodide tablet Thyroid radioiodine protection
Pralidoxime chloride injection Pralidoxime chloride injection Organophosphorus poisoning
Protamine sulfate injection Protamine sulfate injection Reversal of coagulopathy induced by unfractionated or low-molecular-weight heparin
NA Prussian blue capsule Thallium or radiocesium toxicity
Pyridoxine tablet Pyridoxine tablet Isoniazid or hydrazine toxicity
Regular human insulin vial Regular human insulin vial Beta-blocker toxicity, calcium-channel blocker toxicity
Smoflipid 20% lipid injectable emulsion Smoflipid 20% lipid injectable emulsion Local anesthetic systemic toxicity
Sodium bicarbonate injection 8.4% injection Sodium bicarbonate injection 8.4% injection Tricyclic antidepressant toxicity, urine alkalization for salicylate toxicity, or cocaine toxicity
NA Sodium Thiosulphate injection Extravasation
NA Succimer DMSA capsule Heavy metal toxicity (arsenic, lead, mercury)
Sugammadex injection Sugammadex injection Reversal of neuromuscular blockade
Thiamine hydrochloride injection Thiamine hydrochloride injection Ethylene glycol toxicity, thiamine deficiency associated with chronic alcoholism
Unactivated prothrombin complex concentrates 4 factors II, VII, IX, X, with proteins S and C injection Unactivated prothrombin complex concentrates 4 factors II, VII, IX, X, with proteins S and C injection Reversal of anticoagulant bleeding
NA uridine triacetate 10gram/packet oral granules Fluorouracil or capecitabine overdose regardless of symptoms or early-onset toxicity

NA: Not available on the formulary