Savage Laboratories
Encyclopedia
Savage Laboratories is a pharmaceutical
research company based in Melville, New York
. It is a division of the German
company Altana
's American
subsidiary, Altana Inc. The company's two main products are: CroFab
, the primary antivenin
used to treat rattlesnake
and cottonmouth
envenomations in the United States, and DigiFab, a treatment for digoxin
overdose, these 2 products are produced by protherics but are distributed by savage. They also produce several other products: Ethiodol (a diagnostic agent for use in hysterosalpingography
and lymphography), Evac-Q-Kwik (a bowel evacuant), KAON-CL (extended release Potassium chloride
), and KAON Elixir-Grape (Potassium gluconate
).
Pharmacology
Pharmacology is the branch of medicine and biology concerned with the study of drug action. More specifically, it is the study of the interactions that occur between a living organism and chemicals that affect normal or abnormal biochemical function...
research company based in Melville, New York
Melville, New York
Melville is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Huntington in Suffolk County on Long Island, New York, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, 14,533 people resided there.-Location:...
. It is a division of the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
company Altana
Altana
The Altana AG is a German chemical company based in Wesel. Altana develops and produces products in the specialty chemicals business. The ALTANA Group, with headquarters in Wesel/Germany, sells 85% of its products overseas...
's American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
subsidiary, Altana Inc. The company's two main products are: CroFab
CroFab
CroFab is the commercial name for a Crotalidae Polyvalent Immune Fab snake antivenom, indicated for minimal or moderate North American Crotalid snake envenomation. It is developed and manufactured by BTG plc , and distributed in the US by Nycomed Inc...
, the primary antivenin
Antivenin
Antivenom is a biological product used in the treatment of venomous bites or stings. Antivenom is created by milking venom from the desired snake, spider or insect. The venom is then diluted and injected into a horse, sheep or goat...
used to treat rattlesnake
Rattlesnake
Rattlesnakes are a group of venomous snakes of the genera Crotalus and Sistrurus of the subfamily Crotalinae . There are 32 known species of rattlesnake, with between 65-70 subspecies, all native to the Americas, ranging from southern Alberta and southern British Columbia in Canada to Central...
and cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Agkistrodon piscivorus is a venomous snake, a species of pit viper, found in the southeastern United States. Adults are large and capable of delivering a painful and potentially fatal bite. When antagonized they will stand their ground by coiling their bodies and displaying their fangs...
envenomations in the United States, and DigiFab, a treatment for digoxin
Digoxin
Digoxin INN , also known as digitalis, is a purified cardiac glycoside and extracted from the foxglove plant, Digitalis lanata. Its corresponding aglycone is digoxigenin, and its acetyl derivative is acetyldigoxin...
overdose, these 2 products are produced by protherics but are distributed by savage. They also produce several other products: Ethiodol (a diagnostic agent for use in hysterosalpingography
Hysterosalpingography
Hysterosalpingography is a radiologic procedure to investigate the shape of the uterine cavity and the shape and patency of the fallopian tubes. It entails the injection of a radio-opaque material into the cervical canal and usually fluoroscopy with image intensification...
and lymphography), Evac-Q-Kwik (a bowel evacuant), KAON-CL (extended release Potassium chloride
Potassium chloride
The chemical compound potassium chloride is a metal halide salt composed of potassium and chlorine. In its pure state, it is odorless and has a white or colorless vitreous crystal appearance, with a crystal structure that cleaves easily in three directions. Potassium chloride crystals are...
), and KAON Elixir-Grape (Potassium gluconate
Potassium gluconate
Potassium gluconate is a mineral supplement and sequestrant.Potassium gluconate is a loosely bound salt of potassium and gluconic acid. Potassium is essential to life. It is involved with sodium in maintaining the body's acid-base balance and promoting physiological and metabolic processes. It...
).