(HEP a TYE tis B im MYOON GLOB yoo lin) Brand: HepaGam B, HepaGam B NovaPlus, Hyperhep B, Nabi-HB
• Hepatitis B immune globulin may magnify your risk of blood clots, especially if you have heart malady or a history of blood clots, or if you need to use a blood thinner, if you are an older adult, if you are bedridden, if you take birth control pills or hormone replacement, or if you use determined types of catheters.
• Call your doctor at once if you have: sudden numbness or weakness (especially on one side of the body); chest pain, trouble breathing, rapid heart course, coughing up blood; or if you have pain, swelling, warmth, or redness in your arms or legs.
• Hepatitis B immune globulin is made from human plasma containing proteins that protect against the type B form of hepatitis (inflammation of the liver).
• Hepatitis B immune globulin is used to prevent hepatitis B in people receiving a liver transplant, and in babies born to mothers infected with hepatitis B. It is also used to prevent hepatitis B in people who have been exposed to hepatitis B through contaminated blood commodity, sexual contact with an infected face, or living in a house with an infected person.
• Hepatitis B immune globulin is not a vaccine. Therefore it will not provide long-term protection from hepatitis B. For long-term protection you should receive a hepatitis B vaccine such as Engerix-B, Recombivax HB, or Twinrix.
• Hepatitis B immune globulin may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• You must not receive hepatitis B immune globulin if you are allergic to it.
• Hepatitis B immune globulin may magnify your risk of blood clots, especially if you have:
· heart malady, coronary artery malady (hardened arteries), history of blood clots;
· risk factors for coronary artery malady (such as menopause, smoking, being overweight, having tall blood pressure or tall cholesterol, having a family history of coronary artery malady, being an older adult);
· if you need to use a blood thinner;
· if you take birth control pills or hormone replacement;
· if you use determined types of catheters; or
· if you are bedridden or otherwise debilitated.
• To create certain hepatitis B immune globulin is safety for you, speak your doctor if you have:
· an allergy to human immune globulins;
· bleeding or blood clotting mess such as hemophilia; or
· diabetes.
• Hepatitis B immune globulin 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.
• FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether hepatitis B immune globulin 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 hepatitis B immune globulin passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. Speak your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• Hepatitis B immune globulin is injected into a muscle or into a vein through an infusion exhaust. A healthcare professional will give you this injection.
• For prevention after exposure to contaminated blood: Hepatitis B immune globulin is generally given as soon as possible after exposure to an infected face, preferably within 7 days. A booster medicine is then given 24 hours later. Your doctor may also recommend that you receive a hepatitis B vaccine when you start treatment with hepatitis B immune globulin.
• For liver transplant: Hepatitis B immune globulin is given as part of the transplant procedure, and then for different weeks or months afterward. The medicine is generally given to transplant patients each day for 7 days, then each 2 weeks for the following 11 weeks, followed by monthly injections from then on.
• For prevention after sexual contact with an infected person: Hepatitis B immune globulin is given as a single doze within 14 days after the recent contact. You must also receive a hepatitis B vaccine if you will continue to have contact with the infected person.
• For prevention in people sharing the house of an infected person: This medication must be given to infants younger than 12 months old, caregivers who may come into contact with the infected person's blood, and people who share razors, toothbrushes, or another private items with the infected face. Household members may also need to receive hepatitis B vaccine.
• For babies born to mothers infected with hepatitis B: This medication is generally given within 12 hours after birth, or when the child is medically stable.
• In addition to hepatitis B immune globulin, the child must also receive hepatitis B vaccine, which is given in a series of 3 shots.
· The first hepatitis B vaccine is generally given when the baby is 7 days old. The booster shots are then given 1 month and 6 months after the first hepatitis B vaccine.
· If the child does not receive the first hepatitis B vaccine till the age of 3 months, a second doze of hepatitis B immune globulin should be given.
· Your child's individual booster schedule may be various from these guidelines. Follow your doctor's instructions or the schedule recommended by the health department of the state you live in.
· If the child does not receive hepatitis B vaccine at all, a second and third doze of hepatitis B immune globulin should be given 3 and 6 months after the first doze. Follow your doctor's instructions.
• While using hepatitis B immune globulin, you may need frequent blood tests.
• This medicine can reason unusual results with determined lab trials for glucose (sugar) in the blood. Speak any doctor who treats you that you are using hepatitis B immune globulin.
• Call your doctor for instructions if you miss an appointment for your hepatitis B immune globulin injection.
• Since this medicine is given by a healthcare professional in a medical setting, an overdose is unlikely to occur.
• Do not receive a "live" vaccine while using hepatitis B immune globulin, and for at least 3 months after your treatment ends. The vaccine may not work as well during this time, and may not fully protect you from malady. Live vaccines include measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), rotavirus, typhoid, yellow fever, varicella (chickenpox), zoster (shingles), and nasal flu (influenza) vaccine.
• You can safely receive a hepatitis B vaccine during your treatment with hepatitis B immune globulin.
• 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.
• Call your doctor at once if you have:
· fever, mouth sores, red or swollen gums;
· a light-headed feeling, like you might pass out;
· liver problems--upper stomach pain, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes);
· symptoms of fluid buildup near your lungs--chest pain, pain when you breathe, rapid heart course, feeling light-headed or short of breath (especially when lying down); or
· symptoms of a blood clot or stroke--sudden numbness or weakness (especially on one side of the body); chest pain, trouble breathing, rapid heart course, coughing up blood; or pain, swelling, warmth, or redness in your arms or legs.
• General side effects may include:
· nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, upset stomach;
· back pain, weary feeling;
· tremors, memory problems, agitation, vision problems;
· cool symptoms such as stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat;
· mild rash; or
· pain, redness, bruising, or tenderness where the medication was injected.
• 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.
• Another drugs may interact with hepatitis B immune globulin, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal commodity. Speak every of your health care providers about all medicines you use now and any medication you start or stop using.
• Your doctor or pharmacist can provide more information about hepatitis B immune globulin.
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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