Antivenin, Sea Snake (Systemic)
Brand Names : antivenin (Enhydrina schistosa ), sea snake antivenom
Before Receiving This MedicineIn deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be
weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor
will make. For sea snake antivenin, the following should be considered:
Allergies - Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or
allergic reaction to sea snake 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.
Pregnancy - Studies on effects in pregnancy have not been done
in either humans or animals. However, snake venoms may cause a miscarriage.
Breast-feeding - Sea snake antivenin has not been reported to
cause problems in nursing babies.
Children - Children may require larger doses of sea snake
antivenin because of the greater amount of venom per kg body weight. However,
sea snake antivenin is not expected to cause different side effects or problems
in children than it does in adults.
Older adults - Many medicines have not been studied specifically
in older people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly
the same way they do in younger adults or if they cause different side effects
or problems in older people. There is no specific information comparing use
of sea snake antivenin in the elderly with use in other age groups.
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