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TAIPAN ANTIVENOM
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TAIPAN ANTIVENOM
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION_ _
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
This leaflet answers some common
questions about Taipan Antivenom.
It does not contain all the available
information. It does not take the
place of talking to your doctor or
pharmacist.
All medicines have risks and
benefits. Your doctor has weighed
the risks of you having Taipan
Antivenom against the benefits they
expect it will have.
IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT THIS
MEDICINE, ASK YOUR DOCTOR, NURSE
OR PHARMACIST.
KEEP THIS LEAFLET.
You may need to read it again.
WHAT TAIPAN
ANTIVENOM IS USED FOR
_WHAT IT IS USED FOR _
Taipan Antivenom is given to those
people who become ill after being
bitten by a taipan.
Not everyone who is bitten needs the
antivenom as some people have only
very mild effects from the bite or
none at all. However, some people
can become very ill after being bitten
and in these people it is essential to
use an appropriate amount of
antivenom to counteract the effects
of the poison.
_HOW IT WORKS _
Taipan Antivenom is an injection
designed to help neutralise the effect
of the poison (venom) of the taipan.
The taipan is one of the most
poisonous snakes in the world.
It is made by immunising horses
against the venom of the taipan snake
and then collecting that part of the
horse’s blood which neutralises this
poison.
The antivenom is purified and made
into an injection for people who may
need it after being bitten by a taipan
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TAIPAN ANTIVENOM PRODUCT INFORMATION
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PRODUCT INFORMATION
NAME OF THE MEDICINE
TAIPAN
ANTIVENOM
AUST
R
74898
DESCRIPTION
TAIPAN ANTIVENOM is prepared from the plasma of horses immunised with
the venom of the taipan
snake (_Oxyuranus scutellatus_). Each vial contains 12,000 units of
antivenom which has been
standardised to neutralise _in vitro_, the average yield of venom
from the taipan. The product also
contains phenol, sodium chloride and other equine plasma proteins in
an aqueous solution.
PHARMACOLOGY
Taipan venom is probably the most potent snake venom in the world.
Before the use of antivenom,
taipan bites were almost invariably fatal. The venom contains a
neurotoxin which can cause
respiratory paralysis, a coagulant which converts prothrombin to
thrombin, which in turn produces a
secondary afibrinogenaemia with resultant haemorrhage, and a myolytic
toxin.
Although the amount of antivenom in each dose of TAIPAN ANTIVENOM
will neutralise the average
yield of venom _in vitro_, the actual amount needed in clinical
practice may be considerably more,
particularly if treatment is delayed and the effects of the venom are
already evident.
INDICATIONS
For the treatment of patients who exhibit manifestations of systemic
envenoming following a bite by a
taipan.
CONTRAINDICATIONS
There are no absolute contraindications, but the product should not be
used unless there is clear
evidence of systemic envenoming with the potential for serious toxic
effects.
PRECAUTIONS
WHEN MEDICINAL PRODUCTS PREPARED FROM ANIMAL PLASMA ARE ADMINISTERED,
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION OF INFECTIVE AGENTS CANNOT BE
TOTALLY EXCLUDED. THIS APPLIES TO
PATHOGENS OF HITHERTO UNKNOWN ORIGIN. THIS POSSIBILITY MUST
ALWAYS BE CONSIDERED AND SHOULD
BE CONVEYED, WHENEVER POSSIBLE, TO PATIENTS WHO MAY RECEIVE THE
PRODUCT. HISTORICALLY
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