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Ipecac Syrup

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Ipecac syrup is an over-the-counter medicine made from the root of a Brazilian plant.

Teens face misdemeanor charges; Pair accused of spiking teacher's ...

Never use activated charcoal at the same time as ipecac syrup, which is a home remedy for poisoning.

The Benefits of Taking Activated Charcoal Supplements

Frequently getting rid of the calories you''ve eaten (purging) by making yourself vomit, fasting, exercising too much, or misusing laxatives, diuretics, ipecac syrup, or enemas.

Bulimia Nervosa,Causes, Symptoms and Treatments for Bulimia Nervosa

When I could not bear it any more, I'd swallow Ipecac syrup as if I was a child who had swallowed poison.

I FOUGHT ANOREXIA & BULIMIA AND WON; FIRST PERSON Rachael Oakes-Ash, ...

Hooked up to a heart monitor, little Adam was given ipecac syrup to induce vomiting.

One attorney on a child safety crusade

The American College of Emergency Physicians recommends ipecac syrup and activated charcoal to treat poisoning.

The home medicine cabinet: appropriate management of the family ...

The second boy, 14, who police say brought the ipecac syrup to school from home, may not be released because he has a prior conviction for exposing himself to a 10-year-old girl last year, the commissioner said.

2 Auburn students accused of spiking teacher's coffee; 1 was ...

Under state law, a pharmacy must maintain a representative assortment of drugs to meet the pharmaceutical needs of its patients -- but the only drug pharmacies are required to stock is Ipecac syrup, to treat accidental poisoning.

Pharmacy board drafts rule on refusing service