Features & Benefits
- Aluminium phosphide is a growing concern for suicide attempts.
- There is no effective antidote for aluminium phosphide poisoning.
- Toxicity is attributed to phosphine gas, released upon contact with water or gastric acid.
- Xanthinol nicotinate has shown potential in reducing mortality from aluminium phosphide poisoning.
- Antioxidants like glutathione, melatonin, and vitamin C may help reduce the effects of reactive oxidant species caused by phosphine.
- Animal studies have demonstrated the protective role of lipoic acid against aluminium phosphide toxicity.