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                                	      POINT PAPER
          USAF WORLDWIDE SUPPLY OF DRUGS FOR CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL WARFARE 	(CW/BW) DEFENSE

          PURPOSE

          To provide a status report on the USAF worldwide supply of drugs for CW/BW
           defense.

          BACKGROUND
           - The USAF has war readiness materiel (WRM) stocks of both prophylactic and
           treatment drugs for CW/BW defense.
           - Current stocks are as follows:
                                                                                                             *                            **
           Drug                       	Use  	 Required  	Available 	 Suspended
           Atropine (bulk, 25cc)  	 CW        145,000              147,856
           Atropine Autoinjector (2mg) CW	  1,824,679	1,413,646	     411,033
           2-PAM-Cl (bulk, box)            CW        120,000             120,144
           2-PAM-CL Autoinjector        CW        1,700,000          1,743,514
           Pyridostigmine(box, 210s)     CW             62,000              62,175
          Tetracycline (bottle, 100s)      BW            200,000            201,109
             * Available = not beyond expiration date
             ** Suspended =beyond expiration date; FDA shelf-1ife extension results
          		 pending

         - As of 1500, 4 Sep:

            -- All previously suspended USAF 2-PAM-Cl lots tested by FDA have received
               FDA shelf-1ife extensions until Jul 92. FDA will continue to test these
               lots annually and will notify the USAF is any loss of potency is noted
               during the extended shelf-life.

            -- Seven lots of 2-PAM-Cl were not available for testing and have not been
               extended. AFMEO knows of no USAF stocks of these lots, but has sent a
               message requesting USAF units notify them if they have any stock with
               these lot numbers so it can be tested.
          LtCol Falkenheimer/SGH I   [(B)(2)] 4 SEP 90/WSFILE cwdrug.stat

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