MAVIN Version: March 22, 2016 Poison Centre Munich

Daboia russelii
Synonyms: Indian Russell's Viper
Classification: Snake (animal group), Viperidae (family), Daboia (genus)
Geographic area: Indian Sub-continent9, North Asia9, Southeast Asia9, West Asia9; see also WHO: Venomous snakes distribution.
Indicated antivenom:
NrAntivenomType of antibodyNumber of holding centres
1.Polyvalent Antisnake Venom Serum [Biological Production Division, National Institute of Health, Pakistan]paraspecific0
2.Russell's Viper Antivenom [Thai Government Pharmaceutical Organisation, Thailand]paraspecific0
3.SII Polyvalent Antisnake Venom Serum (Asia) [Serum Institute of India, India]paraspecific0
4.SII Polyvalent Antisnake Venom Serum (Central Africa) [Serum Institute of India, India]undetermined whether specific or paraspecific0
5.Snake Antivenin I.P. (Biological) [Biological E. Limited, India]specific0
6.Snake Antivenin I.P. (Haffkine) [Haffkine Bio-Pharmaceutical, India]paraspecific3 (vials total 50)
7.Snake Venom Antiserum (Central Africa) [VINS Bioproducts, India]specific0
8.Snake Venom Antiserum I.P. (BHARAT) [Bharat Serums And Vaccines Limited, India]undetermined whether specific or paraspecific2 (vials total 65)
9.Snake Venom Antiserum I.P. (VINS) [VINS Bioproducts, India]specific1 (vials total 10)
Countries of holding centres: AUSTRIA, GERMANY, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, UNITED_KINGDOM
CountryCityHolding centre and its antivenoms
Austria1060 WienFor this holding centre please contact: Giftnotruf München, Klinikum rechts der Isar
Tel:+49-89-19240; Fax:+49-89-4140-2467; Email:tox@Lrz.tum.de
  1. Snake Venom Antiserum I.P. (VINS) [VINS Bioproducts, India] (dosage)
    No. of vials: 10. Expiration date: 2015.06. Last update: 2013-03-06.
Germany10319 BerlinFor this holding centre please contact: Giftnotruf München, Klinikum rechts der Isar
Tel:+49-89-19240; Fax:+49-89-4140-2467; Email:tox@Lrz.tum.de
  1. Snake Venom Antiserum I.P. (BHARAT) [Bharat Serums And Vaccines Limited, India] (dosage)
    No. of vials: 15. Expiration date: 2013.06. Last update: 2013-06-12.
    No. of vials: 15. Expiration date: 2017.03. Last update: 2013-06-12.
Germany81675 Muenchen
Ismaningerstr. 22
Giftnotruf Muenchen, Klinikum Rechts der Isar
Tel:+49-89-19240; Fax:+49-89-41402467; Email:tox@Lrz.tum.de.
  1. Snake Venom Antiserum I.P. (BHARAT) [Bharat Serums And Vaccines Limited, India] (dosage)
    No. of vials: 35. Expiration date: 2013.06. Last update: 2013-03-21.
Sweden11181 Stockholm
Klarabergsgatan 64
Apoteket C.W. Scheele, Emergency-pharmacy Stockholm
Fax:+46-8-7918877.
  1. Snake Antivenin I.P. (Haffkine) [Haffkine Bio-Pharmaceutical, India]
    No. of vials: 20. Expiration date: 2011.01. Last update: 2011-05-17.
Switzerland8006 Zuerich
Spöndlistrasse 9
Kantonsapotheke Zürich
Tel:+41-44-2553202/14(during business hours), -2552111(emergency); Fax:+41-44-2554546.
  1. Snake Antivenin I.P. (Haffkine) [Haffkine Bio-Pharmaceutical, India]
    No. of vials: 10. Expiration date: 2015.12. Last update: 2013-04-01.
United KingdomLondon SE1 9RT
Great Maze Pond
Medical Toxicology Information Services, Guy's Hospital
Tel:+44-20-71880500(24 hour antivenom line), +44-20-71880600(administration); Fax:+44-20-71880700.
  1. Snake Antivenin I.P. (Haffkine) [Haffkine Bio-Pharmaceutical, India]
    No. of vials: 20. Expiration date: 2011.05. Last update: 2013-03-09.