Antivenom immunesera
AssigneeProtherics Inc.
InventorDamon Charles Smith
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Abstract
An antivenom comprising a mixture of monospecific antisera each raised against venoms of one species or sub-species is disclosed. Also disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition comprising the antivenom of the invention, and a method of treating envenomation in a mammal comprising administering the claimed antivenom.
Claims3
An isolated snake antivenom comprising a mixture of four different monospecific IgG, F(ab′)2 fragment, or Fab fragment populations each of which is obtained from different ovine antisera, wherein each of said antisera is separately raised to a different snake venom, and wherein said snake venom is selected from a group consisting of A. piscivorus, C. adamanteus, C. atrox, and C. scutulatus.
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