Antivenin, Pit Viper - Systemic
Brand Names
antivenin - crotalidae polyvalent, antvenin crotalid serum
Antivenin, Pit Viper *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Side Effects
Before Using This Medication
In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be
weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you
will make. For pit viper antivenin, the following must be considered
Allergic reaction
Tell your family doctor if you have ever been bitten by a
poisonous snake before and if you have an unusual or allergy
to pit viper antivenin, to horses, or to any products of horse origin, such
as horse serum. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic
to any other substances, such as preservatives. Before giving you this drug,
your family doctor will do a skin test to see whether you are at risk of having a
serious reaction to pit viper antivenin or to horse serum - contained in this
drug.
Diet Make certain your health care professional
knows if you are on any special diet, such as a low-sodium or low-sugar diet.
Pregnancy care
Studies on effects in pregnancy have not been done
in either humans or pets. However, poisoning by pit vipers may result in
miscarriages.
Breast-feeding problem
It is not known whether pit viper antivenin passes
into the breast milk. However, pit viper antivenin has not been reported to
cause problems in nursing babies.
Use for Children
Studies show that children tolerate pit viper antivenin
better than do adults. However, children usually have more severe reactions
to snakebite poisoning because of the greater amount of poison per body weight.
Therefore, children may need larger doses of pit viper antivenin than do adults.
Elderly care
Many medication have not been studied specifically
in elderly people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly
the same way they do in adults people. Although there is no special info
comparing use of pit viper antivenin in the elderly with use in other age
groups, this drug is not expected to cause various side effects or problems
in elderly people than it does in adults people.
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