Charcoal, Activated : Before Using

Charcoal, Activated - Oral

Charcoal, Activated *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Side Effects

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For activated charcoal, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to activated charcoal or to fructose - fruit sugar. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Activated charcoal has not been reported to cause birth defects or other problems.

Breast-feeding problem

Activated charcoal has not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies.

Use for Children

Activated charcoal must be using only under the direct supervision of your family doctor, poison control center, or other health care professional.

Elderly care

Many medication have not been studied specifically in elderly people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in adults people. Although there is no special info comparing the use of activated charcoal in the elderly, this drug is not expected to cause various side effects or problems in elderly people than it does in adults people.

However, elderly people with slow digestion are more likely to develop constipation if given more than one dose of activated charcoal.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your health care professional if you are taking any other prescription or nonprescription - over-the-counter "OTC " drug.

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of activated charcoal. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Bleeding, intestinal
Blockage, intestinal
Hole in the intestine Activated charcoal may make these conditions worse

Decreased alertness To prevent activated charcoal from getting into the patient's lungs, it may be necessary to place a tube in the patient's throat before activated charcoal is given

Dehydration Use of laxatives, such as sorbitol, is not recommended

Slow digestion Activated charcoal may not work properly

Surgery, recent Activated charcoal may cause abdominal or stomach problems

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