At one time we were required to keep an extensive list of emergency drugs at work.
Off the record, it was generally accepted that we should never, under any circumstances, use any of those drugs, bar adrenalin, for fear of doing more harm than good.
The cost was substantial and one company seemed to have the monopoly on supplying them. They also kept a record of the expiry dates and supplied replacements as stocks went out of date.
The most annoying thing was that they seemed to deliberately supply drugs with most of their lifespan expired.
Off the record, it was generally accepted that we should never, under any circumstances, use any of those drugs, bar adrenalin, for fear of doing more harm than good.
The cost was substantial and one company seemed to have the monopoly on supplying them. They also kept a record of the expiry dates and supplied replacements as stocks went out of date.
The most annoying thing was that they seemed to deliberately supply drugs with most of their lifespan expired.
They of course denied that this was a policy.