FDA approves pediatric use of chemical poisoning treatment

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Title: FDA approves pediatric use of chemical poisoning treatment

FDA approves pediatric use of chemical poisoning treatment
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:20:00 -0500

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the pediatric use of Protopam Chloride (pralidoxime chloride), a drug used to treat poisoning by organophosphate pesticides and chemicals (e.g., nerve agents). The drug is approved to be administered either by intravenous (IV) or intramuscular (IM) injections.

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