Common Drugs and Their Antidotes
If you’re a nurse or training to become one, you’re going to be expected to know A LOT about drugs, how they work, what they interact with, and their antidotes.
Hopefully you’ll never be called on to administer any of the drugs in this list of common antidotes, but knowing what they are is always a good idea!
| Drug | Used For | Antidote |
| Anticholinergics | Varied | Physostigmine |
| Benzodiazepines | anxiety, seizures | Romazicon (flumazenil) |
| Beta Blockers | Cardiac arrhythmias | Glucagon |
| Coumadin (warfarin) | Anticoagulation | Vitamin K |
| Digoxin | Congestive heart failure, A-fib | Digoxin Immune Fab (Digibind) |
| Heparin | Anticoagulation | Protamine sulfate |
| Methotrexate | Cancer Treatment | Leucovorin |
| Opioids | Pain | Narcan |
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