IMMUNE GLOBULIN (INTRAMUSCULAR) (IGIM)

(i MUNE GLOB ue lin (IN tra MUS cue lar)) Brand: GamaSTAN S/D

What is the most significant information I must know about IGIM?

• IGIM is made from human plasma (part of the blood) and may contain infectious agents (e.g., viruses) that can reason malady. Although IGIM is screened, tested, and treated to reduce the possibility that it carries an infectious agent, it can still potentially transmit malady. Discuss with your doctor the risks and benefits of using IGIM.

What is IGIM?

• Immune globulin for intramuscular administration (IGIM) is a sterilized solution obtained from pooled human blood. It contains the immunoglobulins (or antibodies) to protect against infectious agents that reason different illness. Antibodies are substances in the blood that fight infections.

• IGIM is used to prevent or reduce the severity of infection by hepatitis A, measles, chickenpox (varicella), and rubella. IGIM is also used to prevent or reduce the severity of another infections in individuals with immunoglobulin deficiencies.

• IGIM may also be used for purposes another than those listed here.

What must I discuss with my healthcare provider till using IGIM?

• Do not use IGIM without first talking to your doctor if you have

· IgA deficiency;

· previously had an allergic reaction to an immune globulin product;

· a low level of platelets in the blood (thrombocytopenia); or

· a bleeding or blood clotting disorder.

• You may not be able to use IGIM, or you may require a dosage adjustment or particular monitoring during treatment.

• IGIM is in the FDA pregnancy category C. This means that it is not known whether it will be deleterious to an unborn child. Do not use IGIM without first talking to your doctor if you are pregnant or could become pregnant during treatment.

• It is not known whether IGIM passes into breast milk. Do not use IGIM without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

How must I use IGIM?

• IGIM will be administered as an intramuscular (into a muscle) injection by a healthcare provider in a hospital or clinic setting.

• Your doctor may want you to have blood trials or another forms of monitoring during treatment with IGIM to monitor progress and side effects.

• Your healthcare provider will store IGIM as directed by the manufacturer. If you are storing IGIM at house, your healthcare provider will give you storage instructions.

What happens if I miss a dose?

• Contact your healthcare provider if a doze of IGIM is missed.

What happens if I overdose?

• Search abnormal medical attention or contact your healthcare provider if an overdose of IGIM is suspected.

• No information is accessible regarding symptoms of an overdose of IGIM.

What must I avoid while taking IGIM?

• Do not receive vaccines that use live strains of the virus (e.g., mumps-and-rubella-mmr-vaccine-22822.htm'>measles, mumps, and rubella or MMR) during and for three months next treatment with IGIM. These vaccines may not work properly when IGIM has been recently administered.

What are the possible side effects of IGIM?

• Notify your doctor immediately if you experience a rare but serious allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of the throat; swelling of the lips, tongue, or person; or hives) to IGIM.

• Another smaller serious side effects may also occur. Upon injection of the medicine, some patients experience pain, tenderness, or irritation at the injection site.

• 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.

What another drugs will affect IGIM?

• It is not known whether another medications will interact with IGIM. Conversation to your doctor and pharmacist till taking any prescription or over-the-counter medicines, including herbal commodity during treatment with IGIM.

Where can I get more information?

• Your pharmacist can provide more information about immune globulin intramuscular.

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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