best info on DOH site
http://www.info.doh.gov.uk/doh/embroadcast.nsf/vwDiscussionAll/EEA678AD979E3C6180256E6D005AF95A
Dr Martin Goldman
Senior Medical Advisor, Forest Laboratories, Europe.
www.forestlabs.com
tel 01322 429355
fax 01322 555469
-----Original Message-----
From: Trefor Roscoe [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 5:42 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: contaminated rabies vacc
Martin Goldman wrote:
> I think this one is actually a bit serious, as they seem to have
> contaminated the product with non-attenuated virus. Untreated, rabies
> in invariably fatal. Treatment is difficult, and need rabies specific
> immunoglobulin, which is difficult to get hold of at the best of
> times. How many of you delegate rabies vaccination to a nurse, and
> never consult the batch number used personally. For those patients
> who have been vaccinated in the past six months, this must be a very
> worrying situation.
>
> Dr Martin Goldman
So how quick do you need to get the immunoglobulin. My daughter is
currently in Seville.
I have not yet found our the batch number
Trefor
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