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-----Need only meds for Cyanide Poisoning ... not the whole kit!
Q. I am looking specifically for Medications for a Cyanide Poisoning. I only need Amyl Nitrate, Sodium Nitrate, and sodium thiosulphate
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. My department has many of the Lilly Cyanide Antidote Kits, but the cost is outrageous for the multiple kits we keep on hand. We have on hand, the supplies (i.e., needles, NG tubes, syringes, etc.) that are included in the "kits" and need only to replace our expiring meds at a lower cost. Can anyone help me?
Thanks,
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue - Bartow, Florida, USA
2003
First of two simultaneous responses --
I would suggest contacting a pharmacy/pharmacy supply house. It is legally tricky to get the amyl nitrite, as you probably know. You might also check with whoever runs the Tampa EMS service and see what they do.
James Totter, CEF
- Tallahassee, Florida
2003
Second of two simultaneous responses --
Talk to the best pharmacy in Bartow. Show them your current product. They should be able to get the material that you need and can tell you exactly what you will need a Dr's prescription for. The world wants you to have it and the regulators do not want you to have it.
James Watts- Navarre, Florida
2003
My experience is that the state or county "poison control center" has the best experience in locating these supplies. The antidotes are so dangerous that I understand that in the U.K. only oxygen is administered anymore; you may want to make sure that you are operating on the best up-to-the-minute protocol for cyanide poisoning, as medical opinion on this may be changing.
Ted Mooney, P.E.
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Individually-packaged Sodium Nitrite Injection and Sodium Thiosulphate Injection from Hope Pharmaceuticals (Hope) were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in February 2012.
Hope is the only supplier of FDA-approved Sodium Nitrite Injection and Sodium Thiosulphate Injection in the United States.
These products are relatively inexpensive and can be obtained through pharmacies or direct from Hope.
Information about these two medications is available online at www.nitrite.com and www.thiosulphate.info.
Sincerely,
Hope Pharmaceuticals - Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
April 30, 2012
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