Sulindac overdose

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Call Poison Control for instructions.

Determine the following:

• The patient's age, weight, and condition
• The name of product (as well as the ingredients and strength 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
• Treatment of the symptoms

Recovery is very likely.

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.