MAVIN Version: March 22, 2016 Poison Centre Munich

Echis carinatus
Synonyms: Indian Saw-scaled Viper, Little Indian Viper, Phoorsa, Saw-Scaled Viper
Classification: Snake (animal group), Viperidae (family), Echis (genus)
Geographic area: Indian Sub-continent9; see also WHO: Venomous snakes distribution.
Indicated antivenom:
NrAntivenomType of antibodyNumber of holding centres
1.POLYVALENT ANTI SNAKE VENOM SERUM [Central Research Institute, India]specific0
2.Polyvalent Antisnake Venom Serum [Biological Production Division, National Institute of Health, Pakistan]specific0
3.Polyvalent Antivenom (BCP) [Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, India]specific0
4.Polyvalent Snake Antivenin [Razi Serum and Vaccine Research Institute, Iran]undetermined whether specific or paraspecific0
5.Polyvalent Snake Antivenom (Saudi Arabia) [National Antivenom and Vaccine Production Centre, Saudi Arabia]specific7 (vials total 216)
6.SII Bivalent Antisnake Venom Serum [Serum Institute of India, India]specific0
7.SII Polyvalent Antisnake Venom Serum (Asia) [Serum Institute of India, India]specific0
8.SII Polyvalent Antisnake Venom Serum (Central Africa) [Serum Institute of India, India]undetermined whether specific or paraspecific0
9.Snake Antivenin I.P. (Biological) [Biological E. Limited, India]specific0
10.Snake Antivenin I.P. (Haffkine) [Haffkine Bio-Pharmaceutical, India]specific3 (vials total 50)
11.Snake Venom Antiserum (Central Africa) [VINS Bioproducts, India]specific0
12.Snake Venom Antiserum I.P. (BHARAT) [Bharat Serums And Vaccines Limited, India]undetermined whether specific or paraspecific2 (vials total 65)
13.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.
Germany40200 Duesseldorf
Kaiserswertherstr. 380
Aquazoo-Löbbecke Museum
Tel:+49-211-8991, -8996155, -8996151, -8996162, -8996169; Fax:+49-211-8994493; Email:aquazoo@stadt.duesseldorf.de.
  1. Polyvalent Snake Antivenom (Saudi Arabia) [National Antivenom and Vaccine Production Centre, Saudi Arabia] (dosage)
    No. of vials: 3. Expiration date: 2012.06. Last update: 2013-03-08.
    No. of vials: 3. Expiration date: 2014.04. Last update: 2013-03-08.
Germany42117 WuppertalFor 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. Polyvalent Snake Antivenom (Saudi Arabia) [National Antivenom and Vaccine Production Centre, Saudi Arabia] (dosage)
    No. of vials: 30. Expiration date: 2009.04. Last update: 2013-03-15.
    No. of vials: 30. Expiration date: 2012.01. Last update: 2013-03-15.
Germany70342 StuttgartFor 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. Polyvalent Snake Antivenom (Saudi Arabia) [National Antivenom and Vaccine Production Centre, Saudi Arabia] (dosage)
    No. of vials: 20. Expiration date: 2009.07. Last update: 2011-06-05.
    No. of vials: 30. Expiration date: 2010.04. Last update: 2011-06-05.
    No. of vials: 30. Expiration date: 2013.09. Last update: 2011-06-05.
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.
  2. Polyvalent Snake Antivenom (Saudi Arabia) [National Antivenom and Vaccine Production Centre, Saudi Arabia] (dosage)
    No. of vials: 10. Expiration date: 2013.09. 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.
Switzerland1211 Genève 4
Rue Micheli-du-Crest 24
Pharmacie des Hôpitaux, Universitaires de Genève
Tel:+41-22-3723960 (during business hours), -3723311(reception); Fax:+41-22-2723990.
  1. Polyvalent Snake Antivenom (Saudi Arabia) [National Antivenom and Vaccine Production Centre, Saudi Arabia] (dosage)
    No. of vials: 20. Expiration date: 2015.02. Last update: 2013-04-01.
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.
  2. Polyvalent Snake Antivenom (Saudi Arabia) [National Antivenom and Vaccine Production Centre, Saudi Arabia] (dosage)
    No. of vials: 20. Expiration date: 2015.02. Last update: 2013-04-01.
Switzerland8596 Münsterlingen
Postfach
Kantonsspital Münsterlingen, Institut für Spitalpharmazie
Tel:+41-71-6862244(during business hours), -6861111(emergency); Fax:+41-71-6862239.
  1. Polyvalent Snake Antivenom (Saudi Arabia) [National Antivenom and Vaccine Production Centre, Saudi Arabia] (dosage)
    No. of vials: 20. Expiration date: 2013.09. 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.