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PHYSOSTIGMINE/ANTILIRIUM




    Antidote for tricyclic antidepressent, atropine, scopolamine
Overdose; reversible anticholinesterase; Adult: .5-2mg IV slowly; 1mg
SQ q15min; Note rapid IV administration associated with convulsions;
cholinergic side effects; may cause asystole;



Original Text by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, MD.