Panzyga
Panzyga is a medicine containing human antibodies that strengthens the immune system and helps restore normal antibody levels.
Form
infuusioneste, liuos
Strength
100 mg/ml
Active Ingredient
Human normal immunoglobulin
Manufacturer
Octapharma AB
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor will determine your appropriate dose.
Method
It is given by a doctor or nurse as an infusion into a vein.
Important
Your doctor will determine the maximum daily dose.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Headache
- •Nausea
- •Fever
RARE
- •Rash
- •Back pain
- •Chest pain
- •Chills
- •Dizziness
- •Fatigue
- •Cough
- •Vomiting
- •Abdominal pain
- •Diarrhea
- •Joint pain
- •Muscle pain
- •Itching at infusion site
- •Neck pain
- •Pain in hand or foot
- •Decreased sensation (numbness or tingling)
- •Reduced red blood cells
- •Reduced white blood cells
- •Aseptic meningitis (inflammation of the membranes around the brain and spinal cord)
- •Itchy eyes
- •Rapid heartbeat
- •Increased blood pressure
- •Ear pain
- •Stiffness
- •Feeling cold
- •Feeling hot
- •Malaise (general feeling of being unwell)
- •Tremor
- •Numbness
- •Changes in liver function tests
- •Swelling of the face, tongue, and throat causing severe breathing difficulties
- •Sudden allergic reaction with shortness of breath, rash, wheezing, and a drop in blood pressure
- •Stroke, causing weakness and/or numbness on one side of the body
- •Heart attack, causing chest pain
- •Blood clot, causing pain and swelling in limbs
- •Pulmonary embolism (blood clot in the lung), causing chest pain and shortness of breath
- •Anemia (low red blood cell count), causing shortness of breath or paleness
- •Severe kidney disease, which can lead to no urine production
- •Lung disease called TRALI (transfusion-related acute lung injury), causing breathing difficulties, bluish skin, fever, and a drop in blood pressure
- •Severe headache and stiff neck
Important Warnings
- Do not use Panzyga if you are allergic to normal human immunoglobulin or any other ingredients of the medicine, or if you have an IgA deficiency and have developed antibodies against IgA.
- Blood clots, such as heart attack, stroke, or deep vein thrombosis, can occur rarely. The risk is higher if you are overweight, elderly, have high blood pressure, diabetes, or have been immobile for a long time.
- If you have a history of kidney problems, diabetes, are overweight, or are over 65 years old, the medicine should be given slowly, as acute kidney failure has been reported.
- If your blood group is A, B, or AB, or if you have certain inflammatory conditions, you may have a higher risk of red blood cell destruction.
- Panzyga may reduce the effectiveness of live attenuated virus vaccines (such as measles, rubella, mumps, chickenpox). Tell your doctor if you have received any vaccinations in the last 3 months.
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- This medicine must not be mixed with other medicines.