Snake venom antitoxin polyvalent is prepared from purified plasma of healthy horses, which have been hyperimmunized against venoms of the most dangerous snakes mentioned below. The antitoxin is purified from whole equine immune serum by pepsin digestion, controlled heating and caprylic acid precipitation, ultra-ltration followed by sterile ltration. It is intended for either intramuscular injection or intravenous infusion according to the severity of the condition. Each mL upon reconstitution to 10 mL with Sterilised Water for Injections B.P. neutralises the snake
venoms of the following :
- Naja haje
- Naja nigricollis
- Cerastes Cerastes
Paraspecificity
- Walterinnesia aegyptia
- Bitis gabonica (East, Central and Southern Africa)
- Echis carinatus
- Macrovipera xanthina
- Macrovipera lebetina
- Vipera ammodytes
- Cerastes vipera
- Naja naje oxiana
- Naja mossambica
- Naja melanoleuca
- Bitis arietans
- Vipera palestinae
