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    Poison control centers (PCCs) provide information on preventing, diagnosing, and treating poisonings and hazardous materials. Most developed countries have established PCCs with poison information services, patient management facilities, and analytical laboratories. PCCs help reduce health costs, with every $1 spent on a PCC in the US saving $7-15 in health expenditures. PCCs play important roles in poisoning prevention, management, research, education, and maintaining relationships with other health providers to maximize community benefits. Pharmacists can help prevent and manage poisonings through education, therapy monitoring, providing poison information, and selecting appropriate treatments.

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    Poison control centers (PCCs) provide information on preventing, diagnosing, and treating poisonings and hazardous materials. Most developed countries have established PCCs with poison information services, patient management facilities, and analytical laboratories. PCCs help reduce health costs, with every $1 spent on a PCC in the US saving $7-15 in health expenditures. PCCs play important roles in poisoning prevention, management, research, education, and maintaining relationships with other health providers to maximize community benefits. Pharmacists can help prevent and manage poisonings through education, therapy monitoring, providing poison information, and selecting appropriate treatments.

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    Poison control centers (PCCs) provide information on preventing, diagnosing, and treating poisonings and hazardous materials. Most developed countries have established PCCs with poison information services, patient management facilities, and analytical laboratories. PCCs help reduce health costs, with every $1 spent on a PCC in the US saving $7-15 in health expenditures. PCCs play important roles in poisoning prevention, management, research, education, and maintaining relationships with other health providers to maximize community benefits. Pharmacists can help prevent and manage poisonings through education, therapy monitoring, providing poison information, and selecting appropriate treatments.

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    POISON CONTROL CENTERS

    (PCC)
    Prof. Salimullah Khan
    Pharmacy AWKUM, KP, Pakistan
    POISON CONTROL CENTERS
    A specialized unit providing information on prevention, early diagnosis and
    treatment of poisoning and hazard management.

    Most of the developed and many developing countries have well established
    poison control centers with
    Poisons information service
    Patient management facility
    Analytical laboratory
    NOTE: Apart from health benefit to the community PCC also helps in reducing
    health expenditure.
    Each dollar spend on PCC in America reduced health expenditure cost by
    $ 7-15
    HOSTORY
    In 1930s Louise Gdalman established a frame work for fist PCC at St.
    Luke’s Hospital
    A pharmacist in Missouri launched a poison prevention campaign in 1950
    First Poisoning centers were established in 1950s in America & Europe.
    Presently many industrialized countries have established such centers
    POISON CONTROL CENTERS
    COMMON CAUSES
    Accidental…… More common in toddlers, elderly
    Suicidal……….. Adolescents, females

    COMMON HOUSE HOLD POISON


    Hair removal products
    Mouthwash
    Liquid drain openers
    Toilet bowl cleaners
    Oven cleaners
    Plants
    Pesticides
    Furniture polish
    Kerosene
    Cigarettes
    Antifreeze
    Turpentine
    Paint thinner
    POISON CONTROL CENTERS
    GOALS
     To provide comprehensive, accurate and timely information to client
     TO enhance medical care of patient

    FUNCTIONS/ROLE

    PCC has to play a diverse role depending upon the community it serves
     Provision of toxicological information and advice
     Management of poisoning cases
     Provision of laboratory analytical services
     Toxicovigilance activities for poison prevention
     Research, and education and training in the prevention and treatment of
    poisoning.
     Developing contingency plans for chemical disasters, monitoring the
    adverse effects of drugs, and handling problems of substance abuse.
     Should maintain good working relationship with other health providers to
    ensure maximum benefit to society
    POISON CONTROL CENTERS (PCC)
    STATUS
     Should be officially recognized by Govt authorities
     Should operate independently
     Should have a governing body to provide policy guide lines and funding
     Should ensure confidentiality of data it handles
     Information shall be provided free of charge especially in emergencies
    FACILITIES
    STAFF
    Requires a multidisciplinary team of experts headed by a physician
    with experience in toxicology. Other members may include
     Nurses
     Analysts
     Pharmacists
     Veterinarians, and other scientists
    POISON CONTROL CENTERS (PCC)
    EQUIPMENTS
     Telephone
     Facsimile
     Personal Computer
     Modem
     Refrigerator & Microwave
     File cabinet
     Electric generator
     Treatment unit
     Well equipped laboratory facility
     Medicines (Antidotes, OTC and others)
     Medical experts on need basis/on call
    POISON CONTROL CENTERS (PCC)
    ROLE OF PHARMACIST IN POISON CONTROL & MANAGEMENT
    Pharmacy is a profession largely associated with best possible use of medicines
    for the benefit of the patient and community and to minimize adverse and
    toxic effects

    PREVENTION OF POISONING
    Some of the important role in prevention may include

     Information on labels
     Dose and schedule calculation of medicines
     Patient education about proper use of drugs
     Monitoring of therapy
     Information about use of OTC
     At drug/poison control center providing necessary information about
    proper use of medicines online/ telephone to community
     Can help community through awareness programs related to incidents of
    poisoning and their control
    POISON CONTROL CENTERS
    ROLE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF POISONING
    (PCC)
     Can guide patient/family members on phone about first aid in case
     of poisoning

     Can help in identifying the nature of poison from signs and symptoms
    based on his knowledge of clinical pharmacy

     Being trained in analytical and medicinal chemistry he can identify


    the ingested poison
    by gross examination and
    by chemical analysis
     Provides accurate drug therapy for the patient
     Incase the ingested poison is not common a pharmacist serves as
    knowledge store to provide information about the poison

     Timely availability and selection of proper antidote


     Follow up to ensure proper use of medicines at home/work place
    where poisoning has occurred

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