After a relatively small trial FDA has approved anti venom medicine known as Anascorp. Anascrop (an intravenous therapy) is indicated to treat venom of Arizona bark scorpion. The medicine which was available before this approval was not approved by FDA as the treatment was producing severe side effects such as Anaphylaxis (acute multi-system).
Bark scorpion is most venomous one. Its sting can cause paralysys in stung part, severe pain, mouth frothing and vision problem.
Earlier, researchers could not get FDA approval for Anascorp because of lack of clinical trials. There were some obstacles to have participants as exposing people to highly venomous sting was potential risk. But Dr Leslie Boyer knew how important anti-venom was and she searched for hospitals that were ready carry out clinical trial on patients stung by Bark Scorpio. Dr Leslie decided to carry out an open trial.
Initially Dr Leslie found only two hospitals ready to participate. In a year, fifteen kids were successfully treated with Anascorp. Wondering effects were seen with even a small dose of Anascorp. Symptoms of Bark scorpion sting were treated in eight children within 3-4 hours. Patients without Anascrop had to stay longer in ICU before they were declared out of danger.
The trial was started in 2008 and lasted till 2010. 200 children were treated with the anti-venom drug. Trial is longest believed to be the longest running anti-venom trial. An approval based on such unusual trial is also a remarkable one in the history of FDA.
Bark scorpion is most venomous one. Its sting can cause paralysys in stung part, severe pain, mouth frothing and vision problem.
Earlier, researchers could not get FDA approval for Anascorp because of lack of clinical trials. There were some obstacles to have participants as exposing people to highly venomous sting was potential risk. But Dr Leslie Boyer knew how important anti-venom was and she searched for hospitals that were ready carry out clinical trial on patients stung by Bark Scorpio. Dr Leslie decided to carry out an open trial.
Initially Dr Leslie found only two hospitals ready to participate. In a year, fifteen kids were successfully treated with Anascorp. Wondering effects were seen with even a small dose of Anascorp. Symptoms of Bark scorpion sting were treated in eight children within 3-4 hours. Patients without Anascrop had to stay longer in ICU before they were declared out of danger.
The trial was started in 2008 and lasted till 2010. 200 children were treated with the anti-venom drug. Trial is longest believed to be the longest running anti-venom trial. An approval based on such unusual trial is also a remarkable one in the history of FDA.
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