title: Problems in the supply of antidotes--a view from the pharmaceutical industry.
abstract: Antidotes are drugs and therefore subject to numerous legal requirements. Due to their indication they are usually needed in small quantities. This is to be considered in view of the efforts to comply with the regulatory affairs. The production capacity and the kept in stock quantities in the pharmaceutical industry for economical reasons can only be small. In cases of catastrophic large events large quantities of antidotes are needed within short time. In these cases only a national stockpiling program can secure the supply with the necessary medicaments for the citizens.
authors.affiliation: Heyl Chemisch-pharmazeutische Fabrik GmbH & Co. KG, Sales and Scientific Department, Goerzallee 253, 14167 Berlin, Germany. johann.ruprecht@heyl-berlin.de
authors.forename: Johann
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ruprecht
mesh_terms: D000931:Antidotes / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D004189:Disaster Planning; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D011041:Poisoning / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000931:Antidotes