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Equine antitoxin (passive immunisation)

Botulism antitoxin

Brand names: UKHSA supply

Adult dose

Dose: Per UKHSA Imported Fever Service / NPIS guidance — typically 1–2 vials IV
Route: IV (slow)
Frequency: Single dose

Clinical pearls

  • UKHSA Imported Fever Service / NPIS: 24h advice line for clinical/foodborne botulism
  • Notifiable disease — public health notification
  • Time-critical — earlier administration improves outcomes

Contraindications

  • Hypersensitivity to equine serum (relative — weigh risk-benefit)

Side effects

  • Anaphylaxis
  • Serum sickness
  • Hypersensitivity reactions

Monitoring

  • Anaphylaxis observation
  • Serum sickness
  • Recovery / progression

Reference: BNF; UKHSA Imported Fever Service; NPIS / TOXBASE; https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/botulism-antitoxin/. Verify against your local formulary and the latest BNF before prescribing.

Related

Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.