A.V.S.L MULTI BROWN SNAKE ANTIVENOM

Country: Australia

Language: English

Source: APVMA (Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority)

Active ingredient:

BROWN SNAKE ANTIVENOM; PHENOL

Available from:

AUSVETLAB PTY LTD

INN (International Name):

brown snake antivenom(160U/mL)

Pharmaceutical form:

PARENTERAL LIQUID/SOLUTION/SUSPENSION

Composition:

BROWN SNAKE ANTIVENOM ANTIVENOM-SNAKE Active 0.0 P; PHENOL PHENOL Other 0.0022 ml/ml

Units in package:

10 mL Vial; 5 mL Vial

Class:

VM - Veterinary Medicine

Manufactured by:

AUSVETLAB

Therapeutic group:

CAT | DOG | BITCH | CASTRATE | CAT - QUEEN | CAT - TOM | KITTEN | PUPPY

Therapeutic area:

IMMUNOTHERAPY

Therapeutic indications:

ANTISERUM | BROWN SNAKE BITE - PSEUDONAJA SPP. | DUGITE | EASTERN BROWN SNAKE | GWARDAR | RINGED BROWN SNAKE | WESTERN BROWN SNAKE

Product summary:

Poison schedule: 0; Withholding period: WHP: NIL; Host/pest details: CAT: [ANTISERUM, BROWN SNAKE BITE - PSEUDONAJA SPP.]; DOG: [ANTISERUM, BROWN SNAKE BITE - PSEUDONAJA SPP.]; Poison schedule: 0; Withholding period: ; Host/pest details: CAT: [ANTISERUM, BROWN SNAKE BITE - PSEUDONAJA SPP.]; DOG: [ANTISERUM, BROWN SNAKE BITE - PSEUDONAJA SPP.]; For treatment of brown snake envenomation in dogs and cats.This product is supplied to the Veterinary profession only. PRECAUTIONS: This product SHOULD NOT BE USED to treat the bite of the King Brown Snake (Pseudechis australis, which is a member of the Black Snake genus.

Authorization status:

Registered

Authorization date:

2023-07-01

Patient Information leaflet

A.V.S.L MULTI BROWN SNAKE ANTIVENOM
46722/130222
Product Name:
APVMA Approval No:
Label Name:
A.V.S.L MULTI BROWN SNAKE ANTIVENOM
Signal Headings:
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
FOR ANIMAL TREATMENT ONLY
Constituent
Statements:
Each vial contains not less than 1,000 [2,000] units of Brown snake
(Pseudonaja spp.)
antivenom
Also contains
0.022 mL / mL phenol (preservative)
Claims:
For intravenous (IV) use by or under the direction of a veterinarian.
AVSL Multi Brown Snake Antivenom is used to treat envenomation of dogs
and cats by any
species of brown Snake (Pseudonaja spp.), including the Eastern Brown
Snake (P. textilis),
Western Brown Snake or Gwardar (P. nuchalis), the Ringed Brown Snake
(P. modesta)
and the Dugite (P. affinis affinis).
Net Contents:
10 mL Vial
5 mL Vial
Directions for Use:
Restraints:
Contraindications:
Precautions:
Side Effects:
In cases of serum reactions in cats an appropriate dose of adrenaline
(0.1mL of 1:1000)
should be given intravenously RLP APPROVED
As a guide, a dose of >2000 units (10mL) of AVSL Multi Brown Snake
antivenom should
be taken as that dose required to effectively counter one average
brown snake bite in an
animal. However the volume of venom expressed when a snake bites an
animal will vary
with the geographical location, size of the snake and other biological
conditions. Because
of this large variation in cases of envenomation presented to the
clinician, an identical
response to a similar dose rate in each patient cannot be expected.
For severely affected
animals multiple doses may be required initially. Where a patient has
shown a response
to antivenom but has subsequently deteriorated in clinical condition
the administration of
further vials of antivenom should be considered.
The antivenom should be gently warmed to room temperature, diluted up
to 1 in 10 in
0.9% saline or Hartmann’s solution and administered SLOWLY over
20-30 minutes by
the intravenous route in both dogs and cats. In some severely affected
patients it may be
necessary to give the antivenom over a shor