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File: aabiy_01.txtSUBJECT: NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU REISSUE OF NERVE AGENT ANTIDOTES BASE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER 390 COSQ/DONA STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND (UNIT TOTAL: 007) OPR: CC(031\ SG(031 INFO: CG(01J INFO: FILE COPY (01, COMMAND SECT COURTESY COPY(01J P 161405Z OCT 90 FM NGB ANDREWS AFB MD//SGA// AIG 7301//CC//SG// AIG 7311//CC//SG// SUBJ: REISSUE OF NERVE AGENT ANTIDOTES THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS A RETRANSMITTAL OF USCENTAF REAR LANGLEY AFB VA//BSD// DTD 100019Z OCT 90. 1. A 30 JUL 90 LETTER FROM THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA, ADVISES THAT PYRIDOSTIGMINE BROMIDE TABLETS SHOULD NOT BE REISSUED IF KEPT OUTSIDE COLD STORAGE FOR GREATER THAN 6 MONTHS. 2. LIMITED DATA ALSO SUGGEST THAT AUTOINJECTORS ARE GOOD FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR WHEN ENVIRONMENTALLY UNCONTROLLED. 3, RECOMMEND: A. ALL NERVE AGENT ANTIDOTES (ATROPINE AND PRALIDOXIME AUTOINJECTORS AND PYRIDOSTIGMINE TABLETS) BE LEFT IN THEATER BY INDIVIDUALS DEPARTING THE THEATER. B. DEPLOYED MEDICAL LOGISTICS PERSONNEL STORE RETURNED ANTIDOTES OR REISSUE IN EMERGENCIES ONLY. C. ALL NEWLY DEPLOYING PERSONNEL BE ISSUED FRESH ANTIDOTES FROM THE SUPPORTING LOCAL BASE MEDICALL SUPPLY ACCOUNT. 4. ALL QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO [(b)(2)] NGB/SGAR, DSN
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