pralidoxime and anisodamine

A case of organophosphate (OP) poisoning was admitted to the emergency room. The patient accepted treatment with pralidoxime (PAM), atropine, and supporting therapy. It was observed that even after 22 h after treatment, 960 mg of atropine was not enough for the patient to be atropinized. However, a 160-mg follow-up treatment of anisodamine was quite enough for atropinization after 4 h. As a case report, more studies are required before any definite conclusion can be reached regarding the use of anisodamine as a potential substitute for high-dose atropine in cases of OP poisoning.

Topics: Antidotes; Atropine; Cholinesterase Reactivators; Female; Humans; Insecticides; Middle Aged; Muscarinic Antagonists; Organophosphate Poisoning; Pralidoxime Compounds; Solanaceous Alkaloids