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Table 3 Availability of essential antidotes at selected primary and secondary health care institutions of Anuradhapura, 2016

From: Availability of essential medicines in selected public, primary and secondary health care institutions of a rural Sri Lankan district: a spot survey

Antidote

Institutions

BH

DH

PU

RH

CD-1

CD-2

Non-specific antidotes

 Charcoal (Activated)

P

P

P

P

A

A

 Fuller’s earth

A

P

P

A

A

A

Specific antidotes

 Acetylcysteine

P

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

 Atropine

P

P

P

P

P

A

 Flumazenil

P

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

 DL-methionine

P

A

A

A

A

A

 Naloxone

P

A

A

A

A

A

 Pralidoxime

P

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

  1. BH Base Hospital, DH District Hospital, PU Peripheral Unit, RH Rural Hospital, CD Central Dispensary, P Present, A Absent, NA Not applicable