Alkaline diuresis is done for treatment of poisoning due to: (A) Morphine, (B) Amphetamine, (C) phenobarbitone, (D) Atropine
Answer is C. Alkaline diuresis is useful for poisoning of acidic drugs as acidic drugs ionize in alkaline medium ionized drugs will get eliminated easily eg for acidic drugs- Barbiturates, benzodiazepines, tetracyclines, penicillins, sulphonamides, etc Ref: KD Tripathi pharmacology 7th edition (page.no: 81)