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Protherics recalls CROFAB Lot
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by Buzztail1 on November 14, 2007
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The article can be found at:
http://www.ashp.org/s_ashp/article_news.asp?CID=167&DID=2024&id=22741
I think that if I found I had been treated with this lot, I would look into a class action lawsuit.
"The recall notice states that because the antivenin's dosage is based on the response of the patient being treated, the use of CroFab lot 200623 "has not compromised patient safety." Subpotency, the notice states, would have resulted in the administration of additional product."
That means that they are good with the fact that they got to charge you MORE to fix your bite. I can't wait for BIOCLON to become more accessible on the US markets. With a competitive market, maybe we will get access to better products.
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Karl
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RE: Protherics recalls CROFAB Lot
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by LarryDFishel on November 15, 2007
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Remember the guy who died from an EDB bite two years back after the hospital stopped administration when they reached the published "maximum dosage" of 18 vials?...
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RE: Protherics recalls CROFAB Lot
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by Phobos on November 19, 2007
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The published limit is 18 but few bites are fully treated by that many. Sean Bush has the record of 54 vials given to a C. helleri bite victim but many bites take 25 or more. The hospital should have given what it took to neutralize the bite, regardless of what the guidline said. If the patient is going to expire anyway without sufficient A/V. Funny that a product like SAVP Poly is restricted as experimental when it is a very effective treatment for the species covered. So much for the FDA protecting us....
Al
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