(an tee hee moe FIL ik FAK tor) Brand: Hemofil-M, Koate-DVI, Monarc-M, Monoclate-P
• Do not use this medication if you have ever had a severe allergic reaction to antihemophilic factor in the past, or if you are allergic to mouse proteins.
• Till using human antihemophilic factor, your specific blood clotting mess should be diagnosed as factor VIII deficiency. Human antihemophilic factor will not treat von Willebrand disease.
• Your body may develop antibodies to this medicine, making it smaller effective. Call your doctor if this medication seems to be smaller effective in controlling your bleeding.
• To be certain this medicine is helping your condition and is not causing deleterious effects, your blood may need to be tested often. Visit your doctor regularly.
• Wear a medical alert tag or carry an ID card stating that you have hemophilia. Any doctor, dentist, or abnormal medical care provider who treats you must know that you have a bleeding or blood-clotting disorder.
• This medication is made from human plasma (part of the blood) which may contain viruses and another infectious agents. Donated plasma is tested and treated to reduce the risk of it containing infectious agents, but there is still a little possibility it could transmit malady. Conversation with your doctor about the risks and benefits of using this medication.
• Antihemophilic factor is a naturally occurring protein in the blood that helps blood to clot. A lack of antihemophilic factor VIII is the reason of hemophilia A.
• This medicine works by temporarily raising levels of factor VIII in the blood to help in clotting.
• Human antihemophilic factor is used to treat or prevent bleeding episodes in adults and children with hemophilia A. It is also used to control bleeding related to surgery or dentistry in a face with hemophilia.
• Human antihemophilic factor is not for use in people with von Willebrand disease.
• Human antihemophilic factor may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• Do not use this medication if you have ever had a severe allergic reaction to antihemophilic factor in the past, or if you are allergic to mouse proteins.
• Till using human antihemophilic factor, your specific blood clotting mess should be diagnosed as factor VIII deficiency. Human antihemophilic factor will not treat von Willebrand disease.
• FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether antihemophilic factor will harm an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant while using this medication.
• It is not known whether human antihemophilic factor passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. Do not use this medicine without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• This medication is made from human plasma (part of the blood) which may contain viruses and another infectious agents. Donated plasma is tested and treated to reduce the risk of it containing infectious agents, but there is still a little possibility it could transmit malady. Conversation with your doctor about the risks and benefits of using this medication.
• Your doctor may want you to receive a hepatitis vaccination till you start using human antihemophilic factor.
• Use exactly as predesigned by your doctor. Do not use in larger or less amounts or for longer than recommended. Follow the directions on your prescription label. Always check the power of the medication on the label to be certain you are using the correct potency.
• Human antihemophilic factor is injected into a vein through an IV. You may be shown how to use an IV at house. Do not self-inject this medication if you do not fully understand how to give the injection and properly dispose of used needles, IV tubing, and another items used to inject the medicine.
• This medicine comes with patient instructions for safety and effective use. Follow these directions carefully. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.
• Always wash your hands till preparing and giving your injection.
• Human antihemophilic factor should be mixed with a liquid (diluent) till injecting it. If you store your medication in the refrigerator, take a medication and diluent vial out of the refrigerator and let every to reach room temperature till mixing them.
• Gently swirl the medication and diluent to mix them and let the medication to completely dissolve.
• After mixing the medication and diluent, the mixture must be kept at room temperature and should be used within 3 hours. Do not put mixed medication into the refrigerator.
• Prepare your doze in a syringe only when you are ready to give yourself an injection. Every vial is for one use only. After measuring your doze, throw the vial away, even if there is medication left in it.
• Do not use this medication if it has changed colors or has any particles in it. Call your doctor for a new prescription.
• Use every disposable needle only one time. Throw away used needles in a puncture-proof container (ask your pharmacist where you can get one and how to dispose of it). Hold this container out of the reach of children and pets.
• Check your pulse till and during your injection. If your pulse becomes rapid, slow down or stop the injection before your pulse course returns to normal.
• Human antihemophilic factor is generally given each 8 to 24 hours for 1 to 4 days, depending on the cause you are using the medicine. For surgery, you may need to use the medication for 10 to 14 days.
• To be certain this medication is helping your condition and is not causing deleterious effects, your blood may need to be tested often. Visit your doctor regularly.
• Your body may develop antibodies to antihemophilic factor, making it smaller effective. Call your doctor if this medication seems to be smaller effective in controlling your bleeding.
• Wear a medical alert tag or carry an ID card stating that you have hemophilia. Any doctor, dentist, or abnormal medical care provider who treats you must know that you have a bleeding or blood-clotting disorder.
• Store the medicine and the diluent in the refrigerator and do not let them to freeze.
• You may also store the medication and diluent at room temperature before the expiration date on the label. Some brands of this medication (such as Koate-DVI and Monoclate) may be stored at room temperature for up to 6 months. Follow the storage directions on the medication label.
• Do not store this medication in bright easy. Throw away any leftover medication and diluent if the expiration date has passed.
• Human antihemophilic factor is sometimes used only as needed, so you may not be on a dosing schedule. If you are using the medicine regularly, use the missed doze as soon as you remember. Skip the missed doze if it is nearly time for your following scheduled doze. Do not use extra medication to create up the missed dose.
• Search abnormal medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.
• Follow your doctor's instructions about any restrictions on food, beverages, or activity.
• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; feeling light-headed, fainting; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Stop using this medication and call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:
· light bruising, heighten bleeding episodes;
· bleeding from a wound or where the medication was injected;
· fever, chills, drowsiness, and runny nose followed by skin rash and joint pain 2 weeks later; or
· nausea, upper stomach pain, itching, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes).
• Smaller serious side effects may include:
· mild nausea or stomach pain;
· tingly or jittery feeling;
· blurred vision;
· headache; or
· swelling, stinging, or irritation where the injection was given.
• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
• There may be another drugs that can interact with human antihemophilic factor. Speak your doctor about all medications you use. This includes prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin, and herbal commodity. Do not start a new medicine without telling your doctor.
• Your pharmacist can provide more information about human antihemophilic factor.
Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.
Disclaim: Each effort has been made to ensure that the information provided by Cerner Multum, Inc. ('Multum') is accurate, up-to-date, and complete, but no guarantee is made to that effect. Drug information contained herein may be time sensitive. Multum information has been compiled for use by healthcare practitioners and consumers in the United States and therefore Multum does not warrant that uses external of the United States are appropriate, unless specifically indicated otherwise. Multum's drug information does not endorse drugs, diagnose patients or recommend therapy. Multum's drug information is an informational resource designed to assist licensed healthcare practitioners in caring for their patients and/or to serve consumers viewing this service as a supplement to, and not a substitute for, the expertise, skill, knowledge and judgment of healthcare practitioners. The absence of a warning for a given drug or drug combination in no way must be construed to indicate that the drug or drug combination is safety, effective or appropriate for any given patient. Multum does not assume any responsibility for any aspect of healthcare administered with the help of information Multum provides. The information contained herein is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, warnings, drug interactions, allergic reactions, or adverse effects. If you have questions about the drugs you are taking, check with your doctor, nurse or pharmacist.