Show U. U Hospital Pharmacy Stocks Rare Drugs Snake anti v anti e n i n cyanide cyanide cyanide nide antidote and food poisoning poisoning poisoning poi poi- toxin anti-toxin are just a afew afew afew few of the rare dr drugs u g s stocked as co community m m unit y service by the University sit y Hospital pharmacy MOST pharmacies cannot cannot cannot can can- not afford to st stock ck these drugs because they are infrequently in infrequently infrequently in- in frequently needed according according accordIng accord- accord Ing to pharmacy director Eugene C. C The new University sit y Hospital pharmacy will riot not only keep ua a continuously replenished supply of the drugs but will make them a available v a 11 a b I e to physicians 24 hours a day seven days a week The maintenance of a rare rare drug supply Is a continuation continuation continuation con con- of a service previously previously previously pre pre- offered at the Salt Lake County Hospital with add added e d con conveniences v e n i e n c e s said HE EXPLAINED that at atthe atthe atthe the county hospital the pharmacy door closed at five o'clock on Friday night and did not re-open re until Monday morning This meant that during the week weekend weekend weekend end when there Is lathe the most need for the special drugs no one was available at the pharmacy to fill the pre pre- pre pre- But at the University University University Uni Uni- hospital the pharmacy pharmacy pharm pharm- acy doors are never closed Now a physician can call callIn callin callin In at any time for a special drug reported The service is available to everyone in Utah and to anyone In the intermountain tain area as well A PHYSICIAN may telephone telephone tele tele- phone phona his prescription to toa toa toa a physician in the emergency emergency emergency emer emer- gency area of the hospital and then arrange for plane pickup and delivery for the most rapid prescript prescription ion service Among the special drugs stocked at the pharmacy i ia isa IB is IBa a snake bite anti The anti antl will neutralize neutralize neutralize neu neu- the venoms of North and South American rattlesnakes rattlesnakes rattlesnakes rattle rattle- snakes copperheads cotton cotton cotton cot cot- ton mouths tropical moccasins moccasins moccasins moc moc- and bushmasters BOTULISM toxin anti-toxin Is is another special drug kept in stock at the pharmacy Botulism is a type of food poisoning that occurs In In Incorrectly incorrectly incorrectly in- in correctly preserved foods such as beans sausage tuna fish and others The toxin anti-toxin has saved the lives of food poisoning victims victims victims vic vic- tims who have gone for up to three days without re receiving receiving receiving re- re t treatment rea t men t after eating the infected food An antidote for cyanide poisoning Is also Included on the shelves of the University Uni Uni- pharmacy UNTIL the antidote was developed nine out of ten cyanide vi victims c t i m s died reported In theten the We theten ten years that It has been available m man many a n y cyanide victims who probably would have died otherwise have been saved by the drug Other special drugs include include in include in- in clude bl black ck widow spider anti and both anti anti- rabies serum and rabies vaccine MIDNIGHT to am a.m. service offered to anyone In the area Is another special special special cial feature of the hospital pharmacy We are not in competition tion with the pharmacies of the Salt Lake area Speak Speak- man said We are offering the service b bee because e c a u use s e no drug stores In the area remain open all through the night We feel that as a state Institution we should offer this night ni night ht service to the public HE STRESSED that to have havea a a prescription filled during the hours from midnight midnight midnight mid mid- night to 8 am a.m. an Individual individual ual must present a written prescription form filled In Inand inand inand and signed by his physician at the emergency desk of the Medical Center A physician physician phy phy- will not be able to have filled during these hours by simply simply simply sim sim- ply telephoning the order Into the pharmacy The University Hospital pharmacy will be open to anyone during the hours after midnight However In Inthe inthe inthe the daytime after 8 am a.m. when most drug stores store are open f for r business the Medical Medical Med Med- ical Center pharmacy service will be available only to patients of the University University University Uni Uni- hospital |