Chemical |
Antidote |
Anthrax |
Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) |
Botulism |
Trivalent equine antitoxin |
Brucellosis |
Doxycycline, ofloxacin |
Lewisite |
British anti-lewisite, dimercaprol (BAL in Oil) |
Nerve agents - Hydrogen cyanide |
Amyl nitrate, sodium nitrate, sodium thiosulfate, vitamin B12 |
Nerve agents - Sarin |
Atropine, pralidoxime chloride (Protopam) |
Nerve agents - VX gas |
Atropine, pralidoxime chloride (Protopam) |
Plague |
Streptomycin, chloramphenicol, gentamicin, doxycycline |
Q fever |
Tetracycline, erythromycin, azithromycin (Zithromax) |
Ricin-inhaled toxin |
No antidote-supportive therapy, gastric lavage, activated charcoal smallpox cidofovir (Vistide) |
Tear gas |
No antidote-treatment consists of thorough flushing of eyes, bronchodilators, assisted ventilation, oxygen when necessary, soothing lotions and blister care for skin |
Tularemia |
Streptomycin, gentamicin |
Vesicants - Sulfur mustard |
No antidote-treatment consists of supportive care and keeping damaged organs free from infection |