| Definition: |
Chlordiazepoxide poisoning is an overdose of chlordiazepoxide, an anti-anxiety medication.
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| Alternative Names: |
Librium
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| Poisonous Ingredient: |
Chlordiazepoxide
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| Where Found: |
- Librium
- Librax
- Limbitrol
- Equibral
- A-Poxide
- Mitran
Note: This list may not be all inclusive.
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| Symptoms: |
- Body as a whole
- Weakness
- Tremor
- Incoordination
- Low body temperature
- Facial muscle stiffness
- Dry mouth
- Respiratory
- Eyes, ears, nose, and throat
- Double vision or blurred vision
- Rapid side-to-side movement of the eyes
- Dilated pupils
- Skin
- Rash
- Bluish colored lips and fingernails
- Jaundice
- Gastrointestinal
- Nervous system
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| Home Treatment: |
DO NOT induce vomiting.
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| Before Calling Emergency: |
Determine the following information:
- Patient's age, weight, and condition
- The name of the product (ingredients and strengths if known)
- When it was swallowed
- The amount swallowed
- If the medication was prescribed for the patient
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| Poison Control, or a local emergency number: |
Call Poison Control or your local emergency number -- they will instruct you if it is necessary to take the patient to the hospital. See Poison Control centers for telephone numbers and addresses. If possible, take the container with you to the emergency room.
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| What to expect at the emergency room: |
Some or all of the following procedures may be performed:
- Administering activated charcoal
- Administering a laxative
- Emptying the stomach (gastric lavage)
- Treating the symptoms
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| Expectations (prognosis): |
With proper care, full recovery can be expected. Exceptions may include patients with aplastic anemia.
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