Prochlorperazine overdose

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Compazine

Call Poison Control for instructions.

Determine the following information:

• The patient's age, weight, and condition
• The name of the product (ingredients and strengths if known)
• The time it was swallowed
• The amount swallowed
• If the medication was prescribed for the patient

They will instruct you if it is necessary to take the patient to the hospital. See Poison Control centers for telephone numbers and addresses. Take the container with you to the emergency room.

Some or all of the following may be performed or given:

• Gastric lavage  
• Activated charcoal
• Laxative
• Replacement of fluids
• Antidote
• Treatment of other symptoms

Recovery depends on the nature and extent of the damage done. Survival past 2 weeks is usually a good sign.

Review Date: 05/10/2005
Reviewed By: William D. Whetstone, M.D., Division of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.