Protamine sulfate

Since it's earliest discovery in salmon rine sperm heads in the late 1800's to its formal introduction via US FDA approval in 1939, protamine sulfate has occupied an important therapeutic niche as perhaps the only viable option for reversing the anticoagulant effect of heparin use for over 77 years . Subsequently, because most invasive surgical procedures in...Read More

Protamine sulfate is indicated for counteracting or reversing the anticoagulant effect of heparin as necessary . Such reversal may, for example, be required often before surgery; after renal hemodialysis; post open heart surgery; whenever excessive bleeding results from heparin use; and/or for the treatment of heparin overdosage, among other similar or relat...Read More