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[The availability of the antidotes in the moroccan hospitals: a report revealing an urgency!].

Authors :
Benziane H
El Jaoudi R
Lamsaouri J
Siah S
Taoufik J
Source :
Therapie [Therapie] 2007 May-Jun; Vol. 62 (3), pp. 249-58. Date of Electronic Publication: 2007 Sep 06.
Publication Year :
2007

Abstract

Unlabelled: The objective of our survey is to value the availability of the antidotes in the main Moroccan hospitals.<br />Material and Method: A questionnaire constituted of 15 items and permitting to appreciate the availability of 43 antidotes selected in the literature, has been addressed to 9 hospitals of which 3 soldiers.<br />Results: Five per cent of the antidotes were available in all hospitals having answered to our questionnaire. Forty two per cent of the antidotes missed to all structures, the rest (47%) had a variable availability according to the structures. The list of the missing antidotes is long and contains classified vital products of group A of the recommendations of the IPCS (International Program on Chemical Safety) like the specific antibodies of the digoxine and the methylene blue.<br />Conclusion: The found results are troubling and often unveil sometimes a big problem of management of these products vital and constituent the unique treatment.

Details

Language :
French
ISSN :
0040-5957
Volume :
62
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Therapie
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
17803894
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2515/therapie:2007038