African polyvalent antivenom can maintain pharmacological stability and ability to neutralise murine venom lethality for decades post-expiry: evidence for increasing antivenom shelf life to aid in alleviating chronic shortages

African polyvalent antivenom can maintain pharmacological stability and ability to neutralise murine venom lethality for decades post-expiry: evidence for increasing antivenom shelf life to aid in alleviating chronic shortages

Introduction Antivenom is a lifesaving medicine for treating snakebite envenoming, yet there has been a crisis in antivenom supply for many decades. Despite this, substantial quantities of antivenom stocks expire before use. This study has investigated whether expired antivenoms retain preclinical q...

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Main Authors: David G Lalloo, Michael Abouyannis, Adriana Sánchez, Ymkje Stienstra, Guillermo León, Gabriela Solano, Sinead Cunningham, Rebecca J Edge, Gina Duran, Mauren Villalta, Rachel H Clare, Mark C Wilkinson, Amy E Marriott, Camille Abada, Stefanie K Menzies, Molly Keen, Nicholas R Casewell, Stuart Ainsworth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2024-03-01
Series:BMJ Global Health
Online Access:https://gh.bmj.com/content/9/3/e014813.full

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