Dosing for adults | Dosing for children and adolescents (age ≥1 month through 17 years) | Comments | |
Raxibacumab | 40 mg/kg intravenously once |
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Obiltoxaximab | 16 mg/kg intravenously once |
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Anthrax immunoglobulin (AIGIV) | 420 units intravenously once |
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Antitoxin therapy is used as an adjunct to antibiotic therapy in patients with systemic anthrax, including meningitis. It can be used as an alternative to antibiotics when the latter are unavailable for treatment of cutaneous anthrax or for post exposure prophylaxis. The dose for all indications is the same.
These recommendations are consistent with those from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States. For dosing in neonates, refer directly to CDC documents.Do you want to add Medilib to your home screen?