l INDICATIONS AND DOSE

Poisoning with cyanides (used in conjunction with sodium thiosulfate)  

BY INTRAVENOUS INJECTION

 Child: Consult the National Poisons Information Service  Adult: 300 mg 

l SIDE-EFFECTS

Arrhythmias . dizziness . headache . hypotension . palpitations

l EXCEPTIONS TO LEGAL CATEGORY

Prescription only medicine restriction does not apply where administration is for saving life in emergency