- Action: It adsorbs many chemicals and drugs in the upper GI tract thereby preventing or reducing their absorption.
- Indications: It is administered orally to adsorb certain drugs or toxins to prevent or reduce their systemic absorption.
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Dosage:
Ruminants: 1 - 3 grams/kg PO (1 gram of charcoal in 3-5 ml of water) via stomach tube; give saline cathartic concurrently. May repeat in 8-12 hours. Dog, Cat: 1 - 4 g/kg in 50 - 200 ml of water. Concurrent with or within 30 minutes of giving charcoal, give an osmotic cathartic
- Action: It adsorbs many chemicals and drugs in the upper GI tract thereby preventing or reducing their absorption.
- Indications: It is administered orally to adsorb certain drugs or toxins to prevent or reduce their systemic absorption.
- Dosage:Ruminants: 1 - 3 grams/kg PO (1 gram of charcoal in 3-5 ml of water) via stomach tube; give saline cathartic concurrently. May repeat in 8-12 hours. Dog, Cat: 1 - 4 g/kg in 50 - 200 ml of water. Concurrent with or within 30 minutes of giving charcoal, give an osmotic cathartic
