Anavip
Administration
- Crotaline (Pit Vipers) equine immune F(ab')2 antivenom
- Type: Antivenom
- Routes of Administration: IV
- Common Trade Names: Anavip
Adult Dosing
- Administer as soon as possible following North American Pit Viper bite with signs of envenomation.
- Initial Loading Dose: 10 vials
- May repeat with an additional 10-vial dose every hour as needed
- Until local signs of envenomation are not progressing, systemic symptoms are resolved, and coagulation and other laboratory parameters have normalized or are trending toward normal.
- There is no known maximum dose.
Pediatric Dosing
Special Populations
Pregnancy Rating
Lactation risk
Renal Dosing
- Adult:
- Pediatric:
Hepatic Dosing
- Adult:
- Pediatric:
Contraindications
- Allergy to class/drug
Adverse Reactions
Serious
Common
Pharmacology
- Half-life:
- Metabolism:
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