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| Last update | 2010-02 | 2007-05 | 2010-02 | |||||
| Company | CSL-Behring | Grifols | Octapharma | |||||
| Name of product | Sandoglobulin (lyo) | Flebogamma | Octagam 5% | |||||
| Available for Hospital therapy | Registered | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Available for Home therapy | - | Depends on legal situation, may be used at home in general | ||||||
| IVIG, SCIG or IMIG | IVIG | IVIG | IVIG | |||||
| Patient´s age | Adults and children | Children and adults | ||||||
| Présentation | Lyophilisat | Liquid | Liquid | |||||
| Concentration % | 3%, 6%, 9%, 12% | 5% | 5% | |||||
| Content of IgG | ≥ 96% | ≥ 99% | ≥ 95% | |||||
| IgG1 | 60.7% | 70.3% | 62,2% ± 2,2 | |||||
| IgG2 | 31.9% | 24.7% | 31,1% ± 2,3 | |||||
| IgG3 | 3.8% | 3.1% | 6,1% ± 1,6 | |||||
| IgG4 | 3.6% | 2% | 1,2 % ± 0,2 | |||||
| Content of IgA | 1.2g/L (typical value) | <0,05 mg/ml | ≤ 0.2 mg/mL | |||||
| Glucose, Maltose,… | Sucrose | Maltose 10% | ||||||
| Average dosage for PID | 0.2-0.8g/kg bodyweight | 0.4 g/kg b.w. | ||||||
| Max. Speed of infusion | About 2.5ml/min | 3 ml/kg/hour | ||||||
| Intervals of infusion for PID | Usually every 2-4 weeks | every 3 to 4 weeks | ||||||
| Preserving | 3 years ≤25°C | Between +2ºC and +25ºC. Do not freeze. Discard after expiration date. | Below 25°C | |||||
| Time for reconstitution | A few minutes | none | none | |||||
| Packaging* | 1g, 3g, 6g, 12g | 1g, 2.5g, 5g, 10g | ||||||
| * May be different from country to country | ||||||||