National Poison Data System (NPDS)
The AAPCC owns and manages a large database of information from all poison exposure and information case phone calls to all poison centers across the country. It is the only near real-time, comprehensive poisoning surveillance database in the United States.
NPDS holds more than 50 million poison exposure case records, with more than 2 million new records added each year. It is also a robust and modern system – holding technical medical information that is searchable in many ways. NPDS contains exposure cases dating back to 1985. Today, information and exposure case data is continually uploaded to NPDS from all the poison centers in near “real time.”
NPDS can:
- guide clinical research on poisonings
- prompt new product and medicine formulas
- help provide evidence for product repackaging, recalls, bans, over-the-counter status changes, product reformulation
- focus poison prevention education
- direct training of future medical students
- detect chemical or bioterrorism incidents.
Key regulatory agencies that rely on NPDS data:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
- Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
NPDS data is also frequently used by pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Read more about this topic: American Association Of Poison Control Centers
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