Saturday, May 26, 2012

Prochlorperazine overdose

Table of Contents

Alternative Names

Compazine


Home Treatment

Call Poison Control for instructions.


Before Calling Emergency

Determine the following information:

  • The patient's age, weight, and condition
  • The name of the product (ingredients and strengths if known)
  • The time it was swallowed
  • The amount swallowed
  • If the medication was prescribed for the patient

Poison Control, or a local emergency number

They will instruct you if it is necessary to take the patient to the hospital. See Poison Control centers for telephone numbers and addresses. Take the container with you to the emergency room.


What to expect at the emergency room

Some or all of the following may be performed or given:

  • Gastric lavage  
  • Activated charcoal
  • Laxative
  • Replacement of fluids
  • Antidote
  • Treatment of other symptoms

Expectations (prognosis)

Recovery depends on the nature and extent of the damage done. Survival past 2 weeks is usually a good sign.


Review Date: 05/10/2005
Reviewed By: William D. Whetstone, M.D., Division of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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