Hello I Want To Know How Long It Takes For

Posted on Sat, 14 Mar 2020

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Question : Hello
I want to know how long it takes for the body to show signs of medicine toxicity and what the Signs are. And how to treat these signs if they occur. Thank you

Answered by Dr. Shinas Hussain (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
It depends on the drug you have taken.

Detailed Answer:
Hello there,

The time period between the intake of drug and toxicity symptoms will depend on the nature of the drug and route of administration.

For most of the drugs, the clinical signs will appear within the first six hours.

Treatment is mainly by supportive measures like gastric lavage and antidote if available.

Can you please specify the name of the particular drug so that an exact answer can be made.

Let me know if I can assist you further...
Thanks

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee