General description
Activated charcoal (carbon) is used to treat overdose or poisoning following oral ingestion.
ATC codes
Medicine type
Chemical agent
EML status history
First added in 1977
(TRS
615)
for
Unspecified injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes
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Antidotes and other substances used in poisonings > Non-specific
- Oral > Other: powder