While it can be used as an antidote, the drug is also used to treat muscle spasms and reduce airway secretions. The 45-year-old was rushed to hospital but died in the ambulance en route.Īccording to ASHP, atropine is most commonly injected into a muscle, under the skin, or administered intravenously, but is also available in pill form or as eye-drops. Shortly after entering the clinic, Kim developed a seizure. Soon after he was poisoned with VX, he stumbled into a clinic in the airport and requested medical attention.Ī nurse wiped a “odorless, water-like” fluid from Kim’s face, as his blood pressure spiked to a “life threatening level,” according to a doctor who testified in court. North Korea has repeatedly denied any involvement in the assassination of Kim. They have pleaded not guilty to murdering Kim, saying they were duped into thinking they were participating in a prank TV show. Malaysian authorities claim the pair were trained by North Korean agents to swab Kim’s face with the nerve agent.
Security footage showed two women, 25-year-old Indonesian Siti Aisyah, and 29-year-old Vietnamese citizen Doan Thi Huong, walking up behind Kim and rubbing their hands on his face. Kim was allegedly poisoned with VX while on his way back to his home in the Chinese territory of Macau. In addition to the antidote, Kim was also carrying $125,000 in cash at the time of his death, a police officer previously testified in court.Ībdullah said the court heard Kim was carrying atropine in tablet form, but Bernama reported he had “glass vials” of the drug. “If you know someone is coming after you with a nerve agent, atropine is a key drug you would want to carry,” said Nial Wheate, a senior lecturer in pharmaceutics at the University of Sydney. Sharmilah, a government toxicologist, told the court Wednesday she examined the drug along with several other samples provided by police.Ītropine provides “primary protection against exposure to chemical nerve agents and insecticide poisoning,” according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP).
Defense lawyer Hisyam Abdullah also confirmed the report to CNN.Ībdullah said K. Malaysia’s High Court heard this week Kim Jong Nam had 12 doses of atropine in his sling bag when he was allegedly swabbed with VX nerve agent in Kuala Lumpur International Airport on February 13, news agency Bernama said. The half-brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un was carrying an antidote to the poison which killed him at the time of his death, Malaysian state media reported.
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