(FAK tor NINE KOM plex) Brand: Bebulin VH, Profilnine SD, Proplex T
• Till using factor IX composite, your specific blood clotting mess should be diagnosed as factor IX deficiency.
• Check your pulse till and during your injection. If your pulse course changes, slow or stop the injection before your pulse course returns to normal.
• Stop using factor IX and call your doctor at once if you have chest pain, weak or shallow breathing, headache, warmth or tingling, quick or slow heart course, light bruising, heighten bleeding episodes, bleeding from a wound or where the medication was injected, or feeling like you might pass out.
• Wear a medical alert tag or carry an ID card stating that you have hemophilia. Any medical care provider who treats you must know that you have a bleeding or blood-clotting mess.
• If you need any type of surgery or dental work, speak the surgeon or dentist onward of time that you have hemophilia.
• Factor IX (nine) is a naturally occurring protein in the blood that helps blood to clot. A lack of clotting factors can reason uncontrolled bleeding, as the blood is unable to clot properly.
• Factor IX composite is a combination of four various clotting factors and another proteins. This medicine works by temporarily raising levels of these clotting factors in the blood to help in clotting.
• Factor IX composite is used to treat or prevent bleeding episodes in people with hemophilia B. It is also used to control bleeding related to surgery or dentistry in people with hemophilia B.
• Factor IX may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• Till using factor IX composite, your specific blood clotting mess should be diagnosed as factor IX deficiency.
• To create certain factor IX composite is safety for you, speak your doctor if you have liver disease.
• FDA pregnancy category C. This medicine may be deleterious to an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.
• It is not known whether factor IX composite 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.
• Factor IX composite 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 factor IX complex.
• 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.
• Factor IX 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.
• Always check the power of the medication on the label to be certain you are using the correct potency.
• Always wash your hands till preparing and giving your injection.
• Factor IX should be mixed with a liquid (diluent) till using it. If you are using the injections at house, be certain you understand how to properly mix and store the medication. Take the medication and diluent out of the refrigerator and let them to reach room temperature till mixing your doze. Do not heat the medication or diluent.
• Every single-use vial (bottle) of this medication is for one use only. Throw away after one use, even if there is still some medication left in it after injecting your dose.
• After mixing, gently swirl the mixture and let the medication to completely dissolve. 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. Do not use the medicine if it has changed colors or has particles in it. Call your pharmacist for new medication.
• A single doze of factor IX may be satis to control minor bleeding. If you need other doze, wait at least 24 hours till using the medicine again.
• Check your pulse till and during your injection. If your pulse course changes, slow or stop the injection before your pulse course returns to normal.
• Use a disposable needle only once. 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.
• Wear a medical alert tag or carry an ID card stating that you have hemophilia. Any medical care provider who treats you must know that you have a bleeding or blood-clotting mess.
• If you need any type of surgery or dental work, speak the surgeon or dentist onward of time that you have hemophilia.
• You may need regular medical trials to be certain this medicine is not causing deleterious effects. Visit your doctor regularly.
• Store the medicine and the diluent in the refrigerator and do not let them to freeze.
• Throw away any unused medication or diluent after the expiration date on the label has passed.
• Factor IX is sometimes used only when 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; difficult breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Stop using factor IX and call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:
· chest pain, sudden cough, wheezing, rapid breathing, coughing up blood;
· pain, swelling, warmth, or redness in one or both legs;
· weak or shallow breathing;
· feeling short of breath;
· headache, feeling like you might pass out;
· flushing (warmth, redness, or tingly feeling);
· quick or slow heart rate;
· fever, chills, drowsiness, and runny nose followed by skin rash and joint pain 2 weeks later;
· nausea, upper stomach pain, itching, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes);
· light bruising, heighten bleeding episodes; or
· bleeding from a wound or where the medication was injected.
• Smaller serious side effects may include:
· mild nausea;
· mild stomach pain; or
· mild tingly or jittery feeling.
• 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.
• Speak your doctor about all another medicines you use, especially:
· aminocaproic acid (Amicar); or
· tranexamic acid (Cyklokapron, Lysteda).
• This list is not complete and another drugs may interact with factor IX. 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 doctor or pharmacist can provide more information about factor IX.
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.
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