Using charcoal for medicinal purposes has a long history (see the sidebar "Activated charcoal administration through the ages").More recently, activated charcoal has been used to treat toxic ingestions and continues to be a form of gastrointesti

For activated charcoal and sorbitol. For oral dosage form (oral suspension): For treatment of poisoning: Adults and teenagers—Dose is usually 50 to 100 grams of activated charcoal given one time. Children 1 through 12 years of age—Dose is usually 25 t

Before you administer activated charcoal, you will want to contact emergency services or poison control. In some cases, administering activated charcoal can actually cause a person harm or complicate the medical emergency. Make sure you have the approval