MAVIN 2016-03-22, TAIPAN ANTIVENOM

MAVIN Version: March 22, 2016 Poison Centre Munich

Antivenom

TAIPAN ANTIVENOM (Antivenom Details)

Manufacturer

Australia
CSL
Poplar Road 45
3052 Victoria Parkville
Tel:+61-3-93891911, Fax:+61-3-93891434
URI: http://www.csl.com.au

Indication

Nr	Name of animal	Taxonomy	Type of antibody	Reference
1.	Acanthophis antarcticus	Species	specific	[A]
2.	Acanthophis spp. List of further species and subspecies not mentioned explicitly in the reference (n=6): Acanthophis hawkei, Acanthophis laevis, Acanthophis praelongus, Acanthophis pyrrhus, Acanthophis rugosus, Acanthophis wellsei	Genus		[A]
3.	Austrelaps spp. List of species and subspecies not mentioned explicitly in the reference (n=3): Austrelaps labialis, Austrelaps ramsayi, Austrelaps superbus	Genus		[A]
4.	Hoplocephalus spp. List of species and subspecies not mentioned explicitly in the reference (n=3): Hoplocephalus bitorquatus, Hoplocephalus bungaroides, Hoplocephalus stephensii	Genus		[A]
5.	Notechis scutatus	Species	specific	[A]
6.	Oxyuranus microlepidotus	Species	paraspecific	[WHO]
7.	Oxyuranus scutellatus	Species	specific	[A], [WHO]
8.	Oxyuranus spp.	Genus		[A]
9.	Oxyuranus temporalis	Species	paraspecific	[WHO]
10.	Pseudechis australis	Species	specific	[A]
11.	Pseudechis spp. List of further species and subspecies not mentioned explicitly in the reference (n=7): Pseudechis butleri, Pseudechis colletti, Pseudechis guttatus, Pseudechis papuanus, Pseudechis porphyriacus, Pseudechis rossignolii, Pseudechis weigeli	Genus		[A]
12.	Pseudonaja spp. List of further species and subspecies not mentioned explicitly in the reference (n=11): Pseudonaja affinis, Pseudonaja affinis affinis, Pseudonaja affinis exilis, Pseudonaja affinis tanneri, Pseudonaja aspidorhyncha, Pseudonaja guttata, Pseudonaja inframacula, Pseudonaja ingrami, Pseudonaja mengdeni, Pseudonaja modesta, Pseudonaja nuchalis	Genus		[A]
13.	Pseudonaja textilis	Species	specific	[A]
14.	Tropidechis carinatus	Species	paraspecific	[A]
[A]: CSL, Australia: Taipan Antivenom. Clinical Toxinology Resources: Id »saucsl08«, version 2014-09-25. [WHO]: WHO. Venomous snakes distribution and species risk categories. http://apps.who.int/bloodproducts/snakeantivenoms/database/default.htm. Name of antivenom at WHO: »CSL Taipan antivenom«.

Holding centres

Total number of vials: n=12

Sweden, 11181 Stockholm, Apoteket C.W. Scheele, Emergency-pharmacy Stockholm, Vials n=8
Switzerland, 8006 Zuerich, Kantonsapotheke Zürich, Vials n=4