Activated Charcoal in Medical Applications / Edition 2

by David O. Cooney

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367401917
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/23/2019
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	608
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

IntroductionHistorical Background of Activated CharcoalFundamentals of Activated Charcoal and the Adsorption ProcessProperties of Antidotal CharcoalThe Nature of Drug Absorption, Distribution, and EliminationBasic Details of Pharmacokinetic ModelingMethods for Treating Poisoning and Drug OverdoseThe Design of Clinical Studies and Data TreatmentSome Basic Aspects of Antidotal CharcoalThe Classic Studies of AndersenEffects of Activated Charcoal on Major Classes of Drugs and ChemicalsEffect of Charcoal on Other Classes of DrugsEffect of Administration Time, Food, and Gastric pHEffect of Multiple Doses of CharcoalIpecac, Cathartics, and Charcoal: Interactions and Comparative EfficaciesThe Development of Palatable FormulationsHazards Associated with Antidotal Charcoal UseEffect of Charcoal on Various Inorganic SubstancesEffect of Charcoal on Endogenous BiochemicalsUse of Charcoal to Treat Poisoning in AnimalsReports from the Soviet UnionResins and Clays as SorbentsOther Medicinal Uses of Charcoal in HumansOther Biochemical and Biological Uses of CharcoalSummary

Editorial Reviews

"This book is the standard printed work for information on the medicinal uses of activated charcoalan extraordinary book. "-The Annals of Pharmacotherapy "Well written and amply documentedthis will be a major reference in the field. Highly recommended. "-Journal of Controlled Release

From the Publisher

This book is the standard printed work for information on the medicinal uses of activated charcoal...an extraordinary book.

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

...Well written and amply documented...this will be a major reference in the field. Highly recommended.

Journal of Controlled Release

A successor to Cooney's Activated Charcoal: Antidotal and Other Medical Uses (Dekker, 1980), this volume incorporates nearly all significant studies on the use of activated charcoal for antidotal purposes that have appeared between about 1979 and early 1994. It also includes a wide variety of medical uses of activated charcoal other than as an antidote for drug overdoses and poisonings, e.g., the use of activated charcoal for treating pruritus, neonatal jaundice, porphyria, hyperlipidemia, and wounds. A wide range of studies involving activated charcoal as an adsorbent for viruses, bacteria, vitamins, hormones, endogenous and exogenous toxins, etc., are also reviewed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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