| OMAN | |||||||
| Last update | 2007-05 | 2010-02 | |||||
| Company | Biotest Pharma GmbH | Octapharma | |||||
| Name of product | Intraglobin® F | Octagam 5% | |||||
| Available for Hospital therapy | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Available for Home therapy | not available for home therapy | Depends on legal situation, may be used at home in general | |||||
| IVIG, SCIG or IMIG | IVIG | IVIG | |||||
| Patient´s age | unlimited | Children and adults | |||||
| Présentation | ready-to-use solution | Liquid | |||||
| Concentration % | 5% solution | 5% | |||||
| Content of IgG | ≥ 95% | ≥ 95% | |||||
| IgG1 | 62% | 62,2% ± 2,2 | |||||
| IgG2 | 34% | 31,1% ± 2,3 | |||||
| IgG3 | 0.5% | 6,1% ± 1,6 | |||||
| IgG4 | 3.5% | 1,2 % ± 0,2 | |||||
| Content of IgA | ≤ 2.5 mg/ml | ≤ 0.2 mg/mL | |||||
| Glucose, Maltose,… | glucose 25 mg | Maltose 10% | |||||
| Average dosage for PID | initial 0.4 - 0.8 g/kg, followed by 0.2 -0.8 g/kg | 0.4 g/kg b.w. | |||||
| Max. Speed of infusion | 2.2 mg/ml per hour | 5 ml/kg/hour | |||||
| Intervals of infusion for PID | dependent on the individual serum IgG level between 2 and 4 weeks | every 3 to 4 weeks | |||||
| Preserving | storage in refrigerator (+2 to +8 0C) - shelf-life: 2 years | Below 25°C | |||||
| Time for reconstitution | none | ||||||
| Packaging* | containers with 20, 50, 100 or 200 ml | 1g, 2.5g, 5g, 10g | |||||
| * May be different from country to country | |||||||