Can you buy antivenin

Answer 1

me and my friends have been looking for an answer for that question for weeks now. so far, all we've found says no. its considered a controlled substance/experimental drug, and its controlled by th FDA (www.fda.gov). its say that you have to fill out a bunch of forms saing that a local doctor have to has agreed to monitor and administer the antivenom. so, you cant have it WITH you, but you can have a doctor hold it for you, for when you get bit.

OHSU has a poison department that i talked to, and they said that you just have to talk to a doctor and have him(or her) call them. then they will hunt down and get the antivenom you need. but from the sounds of it, they dont send it to the doc tell you get bit.... and we plan to have a few snakes that could kill you in 10 to 15 min!

we are still tring to find a way that we can have it with us, so we can administer it when needed. at least to give us something to keep us alive tell we get to the hospital.

Most of these antivenins require refrigeration, so would not be useful if hiking anyway. Best practices include vigilance, esp in spring/fall; not reaching your hands over a ledge where you can't see first; and carrying an elastic ligature to use as an intermittent tourniquet.

You can buy it on the official antivenom website (red cross)

http://www.snake-antivenin.com or all antivenoms and antivenins are sold at http://www.antivenomandvaccine.com

Answer 2

Antivenin is usually available only by prescription from a doctor (United States) and is very expensive, usually several thousand dollars per vial. Ir may take a number of vials to treat a serious snakebite.

Answer 3

In country's were there are a lot of poisonous snakes around you could find them in chemists.