HyperTox for PDA provides frequently updated information about the management of common and severe poisonings. It is designed for use in emergency departments, intensive care units and poison centres as well as by under- and postgraduate students. HyperTox for PDA is a subset of HyperTox for Windows that is available here. HyperTox for PDA runs on any platform running Palm OS (3.0 or better) that can run iSilo.

The demo version contains a few monographs and some limited supporting information and uses 130K of memory. The full version uses 800K of memory and covers all major & toxicologically important drug groups.

Monographs include among others: ACE Inhibitors, Acetaminophen (paracetamol), Amiodarone, Antiarrhythmics (Type 1c), Anticholinergics, Anticonvulsants (carbamazepine, phenytoin, valproate), Antihistamines (sedating, non-sedating), Antimalarials (chloroquine), Arsenic, Benzodiazepines, Beta blockers, Biguanides, Bufadienolides, Bupropion, Calcium channel blockers, Carbamates, Carbon monoxide, Cardiac glycosides, Clonidine, Cocaine, Colchicine, Coumarin anticoagulants, Cyanide, Ergot alkaloids, Ethylene glycol, Glyphosate, Hydrogen fluoride, Insulins, Iron, Lead, Lithium, Methanol, Methylxanthines (theophylline), Neuroleptics, NSAIDs, Opioids, Oral hypoglycaemics, Organochlorines, Organophosphates, Paracetamol (acetaminophen), Paraquat, Quinine, Salicylates, Serotonin toxicity, SSRIs, Sulphonylureas, Tricyclic antidepressants, Venlafaxine.

Updated Description:

September 14, 2006:

- Added monographs on Barbiturates, Phosphides/Phosphine gas, Chlorphenoxy herbicides and Yellow Oleander (Windows version only).

- Fixed broken links for some images in Windows version only.

- Updated copyright information.

July 8, 2004:

- Updated valproate monograph to give more information about managing very large poisonings.

- All Australian snake monographs updated to include a pointer to the detailed background information on Australian snakebite (Windows version only).

- Magnesium dose for torsades de pointes added and monographs recommending magnesium updated.

- Updated venlafaxine monograph with data on seizure rates and doses of concern.

February 13, 2004:

- Added detailed, fully referenced academic review of miscellaneous anxiolytic, sedative and hypnotic toxicity including buspirone, chloral hydrate, ethchlorvynol, glutethimide, hexapropymate, meprobamate, methaqualone, methyprylon, zolpidem and zopiclone to Windows version only.

February 1, 2004:

- Added detailed, fully referenced, academic review of serotonin toxicity (link from current serotonin toxicity page).

- Added detailed, fully referenced academic review of monoamine oxidase inhibitor toxicity (link from current MAOI page) to Windows version only.

- Added FDA and ADEC pregnancy categories to Windows version only.