Methapyrilene hydrochloride overdose

Do not induce vomiting. Seek emergency medical care immediately.

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

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

Some, or all of the following procedures may be performed:

• for swallowed poison
  • Placement of a tube down the nose and into the stomach (a nasogastric tube, or an NG tube) to wash out the stomach.
  • Activated charcoal administration.
  • Take a blood sample taken to determine salicylate level in blood
  • Give IV fluids.
  • Admission to the hospital.

If the patient survives the first 24 hours, survival is likely. Few patients actually die from an antihistamine overdose.

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