Quick item summary
TypeMedical / Poisoning Treatment
Main useTreat heavy metal poisoning
Secondary usePurify water
Inventory size1 × 2
WeightUnknown
Quick answer
Chelating Tablets are used to treat heavy metal poisoning and can also be used on water containers to purify water. When used on a water container, they remove harmful pathogens connected to several sickness risks.
In-game description
“These tablets are traditionally used to cure heavy metal poisoning but can also be efficiently used to purify water.”
Main Uses
How to use this item
Treat heavy metal poisoning
Use Chelating Tablets when dealing with heavy metal poisoning. This is their main medical purpose.
- Identify heavy metal poisoning symptoms or exposure risk.
- Take Chelating Tablets.
- Continue monitoring symptoms and hydration while recovering.
Purify unsafe water
Chelating Tablets can be used on a water container to remove harmful pathogens and make the water safer to drink.
- Fill or inspect the water container.
- Combine Chelating Tablets with the water container.
- Drink only after the water has been purified.
Use as a stronger purification option
Unlike basic Chlorine Tablets, Chelating Tablets are described as removing harmful pathogens connected to multiple sickness types.
View related itemHow to get Chelating Tablets
- Spawn location is currently listed as unknown.
- Check medical loot areas and Frostline-related locations as more information becomes available.
- Keep them when found because they cover heavy metal poisoning and water purification.
Spawn info
Unknown
- • The wiki marks Chelating Tablets as new or upcoming content, so spawn details may be incomplete.
- • Location and rarity are currently listed as unknown.
- • They contain 20 tablets.
Medical notes
Treats
- • Heavy Metal Poisoning
Risks
- • Unsafe water can carry harmful pathogens
- • Heavy metal poisoning requires the correct treatment item
- • Because this is newer content, exact use cases may change or need future verification
Related symptoms
- • Heavy Metal Poisoning
- • Cholera
- • Salmonellosis
- • Poisoning
- • Gas Poisoning
- • Common Cold
- • Influenza
- • Pneumonia
- • Sickness
Prevention tips
- • Use Chelating Tablets to purify questionable water when available.
- • Avoid drinking unsafe water if you do not have purification tablets.
- • Use the DayZ Health Guide to match symptoms with the correct treatment item.
Important notes
- Chelating Tablets are marked as new or upcoming content on the wiki, so some details may still be incomplete.
- They are used to treat heavy metal poisoning.
- They can also purify water.
- When used on a water container, they remove harmful pathogens connected to heavy metal poisoning, cholera, salmonellosis, poisoning, gas poisoning, common cold, influenza, and pneumonia.
- A full bottle contains 20 tablets.
- Location and rarity are currently listed as unknown.
- They overlap with Chlorine Tablets as a water-purification item, but they appear to cover a broader set of harmful pathogens.