Improving health outcomes in drug overdose and envenoming: risk assessment and interventional studies

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1061041

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The research aims to improve our understanding of the mechanisms and treatments for poisoning and envenoming. Observational studies measuring toxin levels will be done to investigate the effects of drug overdose and terrestrial and marine envenoming. Clinical trials will be done to investigate the benefit and safety of antivenom in snake/spider envenoming, antidotes and other treatments for drug overdose, including decontamination such as activated charcoal. Clinical studies will involve multiple hospitals across Australia.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 01-01-2018

Funding Scheme: Research Fellowships

Funding Amount: $772,209.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Toxicology (incl. Clinical Toxicology)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

aggression | antibody therapy | clinical trial | coagulation disorders | emergency medicine | envenomation | pharmacokinetics | poisoning | toxins

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