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FDA approves pediatric use of chemical poisoning treatment The U.S.


FDA approves pediatric use of chemical poisoning treatment
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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