Table 3 Reasons reported for Not Stocking Antidotes in Lebanese hospitals
From: National study on the adequacy of antidotes stocking in Lebanese hospitals providing emergency care
Antidote | Percentage |
|---|---|
Available in a nearby hospital (N=13) | |
Magnesium | 100 |
Sodium bicarbonate | 100 |
Vitamin K | 100 |
Naloxone | 75.0 |
Protamine sulfate | 50.0 |
NAC | 42.8 |
Fomepizole | 37.5 |
Folic acid | 35.7 |
Glucagon | 35.5 |
Pralidoxime | 35.0 |
Leucovorin | 33.3 |
Hydroxycobalamin | 29.2 |
Ethanol | 32.1 |
Alternative can be used (N=8) | |
Activated charcoal | 61.5 |
Calcium chloride | 54.2 |
D50W | 52.3 |
Dimercaprol | 44.0 |
EDTA | 40.4 |
Prostigmine | 33.3 |
PEG solution | 30.4 |
Isoproterenol | 30.0 |
Not available in the market (N=6) | |
Cholestyramine | 42.3 |
Cyanide Kit | 36.2 |
Digoxin immune F | 43.2 |
Pyridoxine | 39.5 |
Sodium nitrate | 43.8 |
Sodium thiosulfate | 39.2 |
Expensive (N=3) | |
Flumazenil | 40.0 |
Deferoxamine | 29.2 |
Octeotride | 25.7 |
Available in another place within hospital (N=2) | |
Insulin | 66.6 |
Methylene blue | 37.5 |