Hepatitis b immune globulin (intramuscular route, intravenous route)
Available brands
Bayhep B, HepaGam B, HyperHEP B, Nabi-HB, Nabi-HB NovaPlus
About this medication
Hepatitis B immune globulin (Human) injection is used to prevent hepatitis B from occurring again in HBsAg-positive liver transplant patients who have had liver transplants. This medicine also helps keep you from getting sick if you have been exposed to hepatitis B virus. Hepatitis B immune globulin (Human) injection may be used for the following patients: This medicine is to be administered only by or under the supervision of your doctor. This product is available in the following dosage forms:
Before using this medication
In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For this medicine, the following should be considered: Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to this medicine or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully. Appropriate studies have not been performed on the relationship of age to the effects of hepatitis B immune globulin injection in the pediatric population. However, safety and efficacy have been established in children who are receiving similar medicinesfor prevention of hepatitis B infection after exposure to hepatitis B virus. Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated geriatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of hepatitis B immune globulin injection in the elderly. However, elderly patients are more likely to have age-related kidney, liver, or heart problems, which may require caution and an adjustment in the dose for patients receiving hepatitis B immune globulin injection. There are no adequate studies in women for determining infant risk when using this medication during breastfeeding. Weigh the potential benefits against the potential risks before taking this medication while breastfeeding. Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are receiving this medicine, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive. Using this medicine with any of the following medicines may cause an increased risk of certain side effects, but using both drugs may be the best treatment for you. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines. Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur. Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. Discuss with your healthcare professional the use of your medicine with food, alcohol, or tobacco. The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of this medicine. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:
How to use this medication
A nurse or other trained health professional will give you this medicine in a hospital. This medicine is given as a shot into a muscle or a vein. If you are using this medicine forprevention of hepatitis B from occurring again in patients who have had liver transplants, this medicine is given through a needle placed in one of your veins. If you are using this medicine forprevention of hepatitis B infection after being exposed to hepatitis B virus, itshouldbe given as a shot into one of your muscles. This medicine works best if you receive it soon after being exposed to hepatitis B. If you had sexual contact with a person who has hepatitis B, you should receive this medicine within 14 days. If you were exposed some other way, you should receive this medicine within 24 hours of being exposed to hepatitis B. You may need to have a second dose of medicine 1 month after the first dose. Make sure you understand the schedule if you need to have a second dose. This medicine may be given to a baby if the baby's mother has hepatitis B. The baby is often given the medicine within 12 hours after birth. Ask your doctor about the schedule if your baby needs this medicine. Hepatitis Bvaccineis often used in addition to hepatitis B immune globulin. Make sure you understand if you also need the vaccine.
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