MAVIN Version: March 22, 2016 Poison Centre Munich

Bungarus fasciatus
Synonyms: Banded Krait, Golden Banded Snake
Classification: Snake (animal group), Elapidae (family), Bungarus (genus)
Geographic area: Indian Sub-continent9, North Asia9, Southeast Asia9; see also WHO: Venomous snakes distribution.
Indicated antivenom:
NrAntivenomType of antibodyNumber of holding centres
1.Antivenin Polyvalent [PT Bio Farma, Indonesia]specific0
2.BANDED KRAIT ANTIVENIN [Thai Red Cross, Science Division, Thailand]specific2 (vials total 18)
3.Neuro-polyvalent snake antivenom (QSMI) [Thai Red Cross, Science Division, Thailand]undetermined whether specific or paraspecific0
4.POLYVALENT ANTI SNAKE VENOM SERUM [Central Research Institute, India]specific0
5.SII Polyvalent Antisnake Venom Serum (Asia) [Serum Institute of India, India]paraspecific0
Countries of holding centres: SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND
CountryCityHolding centre and its antivenoms
Sweden11181 Stockholm
Klarabergsgatan 64		Apoteket C.W. Scheele, Emergency-pharmacy Stockholm
Fax:+46-8-7918877.
  1. BANDED KRAIT ANTIVENIN [Thai Red Cross, Science Division, Thailand] (dosage)
    No. of vials: 6. Expiration date: 2011.02. Last update: 2011-05-17.
    No. of vials: 2. Expiration date: 2013.10. Last update: 2011-05-17.
Switzerland8596 Münsterlingen
Postfach		Kantonsspital Münsterlingen, Institut für Spitalpharmazie
Tel:+41-71-6862244(during business hours), -6861111(emergency); Fax:+41-71-6862239.
  1. BANDED KRAIT ANTIVENIN [Thai Red Cross, Science Division, Thailand] (dosage)
    No. of vials: 10. Expiration date: 2015.12. Last update: 2013-04-01.