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Anavip

North American rattlesnake antivenin

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Anavip is a divalent fragment antigen-binding protein, F(ab')2, derived from the blood of horses immunized with the venom of the snakes Bothrops asper and Crotalus durissus. The product is produced by pepsin digestion of horse blood plasma then purified resulting in a preparation containing >85% F(ab')2.

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