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File: 120596_aabtl_01.txtPOINT 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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