Table 1.
Information of Expired Antivenoms Used For In Vitro Venom Neutralization
| Manufacturer | Proprietary Name |
Lot/Batch (Exp. date) |
Venoms Used (Conc. in mg/ml) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyeth, U.S.A | Antivenin (Crotalidae) Polyvalent | 4928049 (Mar 1997) |
4968268 (Aug 2001) |
4978260 (Jul 2003) |
Crotalus atrox (0.4) |
| Instituto Bioclon, Mexico | Antivipmyn® | B-1G-07 (Jul 2005) |
B-9A-21 (Feb 2013) |
B-3B-05 (Feb 2017) |
C. atrox (0.4) C. vegrandis* (0.25) |
| Biotecfar C.A, Venezuela | Suero Antiofidico Polivalente | 140 (Feb 2010) |
165 (Sep 2014) |
176 (Nov 2016) |
Bothrops colombiensis(0.05) C. vegrandis(0.25) C. atrox* (0.4) |
| SAIMR, South Africa | Polyvalent Snakebite Antiserum | G01646A (Apr 1997) |
P01446 (Jul 2005) |
BF 00446 (Nov 2017) |
Bitis gabonica (0.25) Echis carinatus*† (0.0075) |
*
Venoms were used as negative controls;
†
Venom was a pooled source purchased from SIGMA