PAKISTAN clip_image001
clip_image001
clip_image001
Last update 2007-02 2010-02 2010-02
Company Biotest Pharma GmbH CSL-Behring Octapharma
Name of product Intraglobin® F Sandoglobulin (lyo) Octagam 5%
Available for Hospital therapy Yes  Registered 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 IVIG
Patient´s age unlimited Adults and children Children and adults
Présentation ready-to-use solution Lyophilisat Liquid
Concentration % 5% solution 3%, 6%, 9%, 12% 5%
Content of IgG ≥ 95%   ≥ 96% ≥ 95%
IgG1 62% 60.7% 62,2% ± 2,2
IgG2 34% 31.9% 31,1% ± 2,3
IgG3 0.5% 3.8% 6,1% ± 1,6
IgG4 3.5% 3.6% 1,2 % ± 0,2
Content of IgA ≤ 2.5 mg/ml 1.2g/L (typical value) ≤ 0.2 mg/mL
Glucose, Maltose,… glucose 25 mg Sucrose Maltose 10%
Average dosage for PID initial 0.4 - 0.8 g/kg, followed by 0.2 -0.8 g/kg 0.2-0.8g/kg bodyweight 0.4 g/kg b.w.
Max. Speed of infusion 2.2 mg/ml per hour About 2.5ml/min 5 ml/kg/hour
Intervals of infusion for PID dependent on the individual serum IgG level between 2 and 4 weeks Usually every 2-4 weeks every 3 to 4 weeks
Preserving storage in refrigerator (+2 to +8 0C) - shelf-life: 2 years 3 years ≤25°C Below 25°C
Time for reconstitution   A few minutes none
Packaging* containers with 20, 50, 100 or 200 ml 1g, 3g, 6g, 12g 1g, 2.5g, 5g, 10g
* May be different from country to country