§ The Countess of Marasked Her Majesty's Government:
What would be the health effects of taking NAPS tablets at the prescribed dose over a prolonged period whilst being exposed to repeated low-level doses of carbamate and organophosphorus pesticides and nerve agents in a tropical climate.
§ The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Gilbert)Taking Nerve Agent Pretreatment Set (NAPS) tablets could be expected to provide considerable protection against exposure to nerve agents, which is why they were issued to British Forces during the Gulf War.
The Government are not aware of any specific research into the health effects of the combination of exposures and circumstances described in the Question.