The antidote stocking fact sheets aim to explain antidote stocking across our services.

Each antidote fact sheet explains:

  • the role of the antidote
  • dosing
  • our recommended stocking and our reasons.

There isn't specific stocking advice for medications that your hospital may have readily available for other reasons.

We don’t advise routinely stocking some antidotes because they have limited effectiveness. For example:

  • redback spider antivenom
  • stonefish antivenom
  • fat emulsion
  • glucagon.

Our fact sheets are for the stocking and use of Australian antidotes only.

We aren’t responsible for:

  • the accuracy of information if used in another country
  • any actions you may take after reading these fact sheets.

Antidote stocking fact sheets

Fact sheets
AntidoteFormTertiaryRegionalRuralRemote
Acetylcysteine Ampoule 40 (min) 40 20 (min) 20
Activated Charcoal Bottle > 5 > 5 2 2

Atropine

*(Readily available as standard resuscitation drug)

Ampoule * * * *

Antivenom - Box Jellyfish

*(Coastal hospitals north of Gladstone inclusive)

Vial 2-4 1 0-1 0
Antivenom - Brown Snake Vial 2 1 0-1 0
Antivenom - Funnel Web Spider

*(South East Queensland only)

Vial 2-4 0-2 0-2 0
Antivenom - Polyvalent Vial 2 1 1 1

Antivenom - Red Back Spider

*(Specific stocking for use as an antidote is not recommended)

Vial 0 0 0 0

Antivenom - Sea Snake

(Coastal centres only)

Vial 1 1 0-1 0

Antivenom - Stonefish

*(Specific stocking for use as an antidote is not recommended)

Vial 0 0 0 0
Antivenom - Tiger Snake Vial 2 1 0-1 0

Calcium Chloride

*(Readily available as standard resuscitation drug)

Vial * * * *

Calcium Gluconate

*(Readily available as standard resuscitation drug)

Vial * * * *
Desferrioxamine Vial 10g 10g 0-5g 0
Digoxin Immune Fab Vial 5 2-5 0-2 0
Dimercaprol Vial 0-24 0 0 0
Dimercaptopropane sulfonate (DMPS) Ampoule 0-10 0 0 0
Ethanol Bottle 1 1 1 1
Flumazenil Ampoule 5 5 5 0-5
Folinic Acid

calcium leucovorin; calcium folinate

Vial 10 10 0-10 0
Folinic Acid

calcium leucovorin; calcium folinate

Tablet 10 0-10 0 0

Fomepizole

(Queensland Children's Hospital & Townsville Hospital only)

Vial 4 0 0 0

Glucarpidase

*(Stock must be sourced from interstate)

Vial 0 0 0 0

Glucose 50%

*(Readily available as standard resuscitation drug)

Vial * * * *
Hydroxocobalamin Kit 0-2 0 0 0
Idarucizumab Vial 2 0-2 0 0
Levocarnitine Ampoule 10 10 0 0

Lipid Emulsion

*(Specific stocking for use as an antidote is not recommended)

Bottle 0 0 0 0
Methylene Blue Vial 6 6 0-6 0
Naloxone Ampoule > 25 > 25 15 5
Naltrexone Tablet 30 30 0 0

Octreotide

*(Readily available for alternate indications)

Ampoule * * * *
Paraquat detection kit

urinary sodium dithionite test

Kit 1 (min) 1 (min) 1 1
Physostigmine Ampoule 10 5 0-5 0
Pralidoxime Vial 0-10 0 0 0
Pyridoxine Ampoule 0-50 0 0 0

Sodium Bicarbonate

*(Readily available as standard resuscitation drug)

Vial * * * *
Sodium Nitrite Ampoule 0-5 0-5 0-2 0
Sodium Thiosulfate Vial 25g 25g 0-25g 0
Succimer

dimercaptosuccinic acid; DMSA

Capsule 30 0 0 0

Vitamin K1

*(Readily available for alternate indications)

Ampoule * * * *

Last updated: July 2023