Health Minister Alexandre Padilha detailed on Thursday (2) measures and treatments for cases of methanol poisoning in Brazil. The folder reinforced the guidelines for health professionals and announced the emergency purchase of antidotes for treatment.
Padilha emphasized that health professionals should access the health surveillance guide and the specific grade about. The guidance is that the notification is made at the first suspicion, without the need to wait for clinical or laboratory confirmation.
“You don’t have to wait for laboratory confirmation to start the indicated conduct for the case of,” Padilha reinforced.
Symptoms and Treatment
After alcohol consumption, and may appear between 12 and 24 hours after ingestion. The recommended treatment uses pharmaceutical ethanol as an antidote, which should be administered under medical supervision.
Measures and service structure
Padilha stressed that the Ministry of Health guided the. “We have identified in two more suspicious case notifications,” says the minister, highlighting the effectiveness of this measure.
The country has 32 reference centers Ciatox (Center for Information and Toxicological Assistance), distributed in all states, nine of them in São Paulo, epicenter of the situation. Anvisa has made available a number 0800 for questions from the population and traders.
Expansion of antidote stock
The federal government, through the Ministry of Health and EBSERH, established a pharmaceutical ethanol stock in federal university hospitals. Another 4,300 ampoules will be purchased, which will be available for any state or health unit you need.
Additionally, the Ministry of Health is making an emergency purchase of 5,000 treatments to ensure stock in the reference centers. ANVISA has mapped 604 manipulation pharmacies in the country that are able to produce pharmaceutical ethanol, and will establish references in all capitals.
