Our Research and Medical Toxicology Departments can provide a wide range of
consulting and research services to:
§ Orphan drug companies,
§ Biotechnology companies,
§ Legal firms,
§ Chemical manufacturers,
§ Pharmaceutical companies;
§ Local, state and federal governmental agencies, and
§ Other organizations.
Services include:
§ Medical research and development services;
§ Adverse event reporting;
§ Clinical toxicology trial design and implementation, including multi-center study coordination and administration;
§ Antidote and orphan drug development and testing;
§ Clinical data management;
§ Toxicological evaluation of medical and scientific literature;
§ Environmental hazard consultation;
§ Occupational exposure consultation, including patient examinations;
§ Chemical and biological terrorism preparedness planning and assessment; and
§ Prescription drug abuse surveillance (RADARS® System)
Through its research five antidotes have been developed, including:
§ CroFab® - an Antivenom treatment for patients with North American crotalid (venemous) snake envenomation;
§ Acetadote® - an intravenous treatment for acetaminophen overdose;
§ DigiFab® - treatment for life threatening digoxin toxicity;
§ Antizol® - an antidote for ethylene glycol or methanol ingestions; and
§ Radiogardase® - treatment for known or suspected exposure to radioactive cesium-137 or radioactive or non-radioactive thallium.