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

Therapie. 2007 May-Jun;62(3):249-58. doi: 10.2515/therapie:2007038. Epub 2007 Sep 6.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The objective of our survey is to value the availability of the antidotes in the main Moroccan hospitals.

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.

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.

Conclusion: The found results are troubling and often unveil sometimes a big problem of management of these products vital and constituent the unique treatment.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Antidotes / adverse effects
  • Antidotes / supply & distribution*
  • Data Collection
  • Guidelines as Topic
  • Hospitals / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Morocco / epidemiology
  • Surveys and Questionnaires

Substances

  • Antidotes