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Tag Pyridoxine
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Pyridoxine

Intravenous pyridoxine is used in high doses to control the metabolic acidosis and seizures associated with isoniazid overdose and poisoning from other hydrazine compounds (Gyromitra mushrooms and jet/rocket fuel). It is also used as a adjunct to ethylene glycol toxicity
CCC Critical Care compendium 1200

Isoniazid toxicity

Isoniazid toxicity, like other hydrazines, primarily cause life-threatening seizures and lactic acidosis through depletion of vitamin B6. The antidote is pyridoxine