Abstract

SANCHEZ RAMOS, J.J.. Study and characterization of the atropine-oxime autoinjector DEF: design of new autoinjectors for NBC Defense and other emergency drugs. Sanid. Mil. [online]. 2014, vol.70, n.1, pp.7-19. ISSN 1887-8571.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S1887-85712014000100002.

Background: Autoinjectors (AI) are devices for parenteral administration (im) of emergency medications for self or buddy aid. They have NBC Defence military interest for the administration of antidotes against nerve agents and other emergency medications. It is needed five new AI that can be manufactured by the Spanish Pharmaceutical Services, in addition to the one currently made. Objectives: AJP Autoinjector (AI-AJP) presentation and its military medication Autoinjector of atropine-oxime DEF (AI-AOD), as an I+D process result about AI carry out by the Military Pharmaceutical Services, and its characterization. The results are applied to the design of five new AI for NBC Defense. Methods: In the absence of formal testing and evaluation criteria for these devices, the scientific publications and the experience gained from two decades of development and manufacture of AI-AJP have been reviewed, to set characterization procedures, and to evaluate the pharmaceutical quality and the functional properties under normal conditions and in static and dynamic stress. By mean of ACAD and pharmaceutical development programs, five new AI have been designed. Results: AI-AJP availability, and its presentation AI-AOD. Components, operation, and results presentation from the analysis of design, process and control variables: usability, portability, dynamic operation, involved forces, injectability, contents, sterility, particles, pyrogens, stability, and physical resistance. The new five AI designs and characteristics are exposed, to which the results obtained in this study are applicable. Conclusion: The AJP Autoinyector meets the requirements demanded by the current science state, is safe in operation, and robust under static and dynamic stress. It is stable and the injection is consistent. Five new AI have been designed (Atropine, Diazepam, Multi-components, Morphine, and Epinephrine) needed to NBC Defense and Emergencies.

Keywords : Autoinjectors; NBC antidotes; First-line medicines.

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