Download or read book Activated Charcoal in Medical Applications, Second Edition written by David O. Cooney and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1995-01-20 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.