This equine IgG Fab is used in the treatment of envenoming by snakes in Australia and Papua New Guinea. It contains antibodies to the eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis), mulga snake (Pseudechis australis), common tiger snake (Notechis scutatus), common death adder (Acanthophis antarticus) and the coastal taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus).
- 40 000 unit (~50 mL) ampoules containing:
- 1,000 units Brown Snake Antivenom
- 3,000 units Tiger Snake Antivenom
- 6,000 units Death Adder Antivenom
- 12,000 units Taipan Antivenom
- 18,000 units Mulga Snake Antivenom
References
- Isbister GK, Brown SG, MacDonald E et al. Current use of Australian snake antivenoms and frequency of immediate-type hypersensitivity reactions and anaphylaxis. Medical Journal of Australia 2008; 188:473-476.
- White J. CSL Antivenom Handbook 2001. CSL Ltd: Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria
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