Ipecac Syrup in Antiemetic Ingestion
- 2 May 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 196 (5) , 433-434
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1966.03100180105034
Abstract
The use of ipecac syrup as an emetic where an antiemetic has been ingested is just as effective as ipecac syrup given for the ingestion of other drugs. Though well known for over 300 years, the therapeutic use of ipecac syrup as an emetic has waxed and waned in its acceptability through the years. Moreover, the use of ipecac in the case of antiemetic ingestion has received variable authoritative opinions ranging from contraindicated1 to generally recommended.2,3 Until recently, it was thought that ipecac, though a fairly effective emetic, was of little value in the case of accidental ingestion of poison because of its slow onset of action.4,5 Also, the traditional stomach pump was felt to be considerably more efficient over pharmacologically induced emesis. However, recent literature shows that more investigation has been afforded this drug, resulting in more effective evaluations. In 1958, Dr. Franklin Arnold et al6 administered sodium salicylate to a series of dogs.Keywords
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