Introduction
• A poison, also known as a toxic agent, is a substance (other than an infectious substance) that is harmful to human health if ingested, inhaled, injected, or absorbed through the skin.
• Acute poisoning is the harmful effects manifesting shortly after a single or repeated exposure in a day.
When managing toxicity, it is crucial to understand the toxicant’s mechanism of action, the pharmacokinetics (ie, absorption, distribution, metabolism,and excretion), and whether a potentially toxic dose was ingested
• Poisons, including medicines, may be divided into two broad categories (Hoving et al 2011):
1. Poisons (and/or their metabolites) which . . .
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