Population Pharmacokinetics of an Indian F(ab')2 Snake Antivenom in Patients with Russell's Viper (Daboia russelii) Bites.

• Main Authors: Geoffrey K Isbister (Author), Kalana Maduwage (Author), Ana Saiao (Author), Nicholas A Buckley (Author), Shaluka F Jayamanne (Author), Shahmy Seyed (Author), Fahim Mohamed (Author), Umesh Chathuranga (Author), Alexandre Mendes (Author), Chandana Abeysinghe (Author), Harindra Karunathilake (Author), Indika Gawarammana (Author), David G Lalloo (Author), H Janaka de Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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There is limited information on antivenom pharmacokinetics. This study aimed to investigate the pharmacokinetics of an Indian snake antivenom in humans with Russell's viper bites.Patient data and serial blood samples were collected from patients with Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) enven...