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Last update 2010-02 2010-02 2008-04 2010-02 2008-04
Company CSL-Behring CSL-Behring Grifols Octapharma Octapharma
Name of product Privigen Vivaglobin Flebogamma Octagam 5% Gammanorm
Available for Hospital therapy Registered Registered Yes Yes Yes
Available for Home therapy No Yes   Depends on legal situation,  may be used at home in general Yes
IVIG, SCIG or IMIG IVIG SCIG IVIG IVIG SCIG
Patient´s age Adults and children Adults and children   Children and adults Children and adults
Présentation Liquid Liquid Liquid Liquid Liquid
Concentration % 10% 16% 5% 5% 16.5 %
Content of IgG ≥ 98% IgG monomers & dimers 97-97%     IgG polymers 3-5%   ≥ 99% ≥ 95% ≥ 95%
IgG1 67.8% 61% 70.3% 62,2% ± 2,2 59%
IgG2 28.7% 28% 24.7% 31,1% ± 2,3 36%
IgG3 2.3% 5% 3.1% 6,1% ± 1,6 4.5%
IgG4 1.2% 6% 2% 1,2 % ± 0,2 0.5%
Content of IgA ≤ 0,025 mg/ml 0.39-1.17 g/l <0,05 mg/ml ≤ 0.2 mg/mL max. 0,0825 mg/ml
Glucose, Maltose,…  L-proline (natural amino acid) - Contains no sugar Glycine   Maltose 10% Glycine
Average dosage for PID 0.2-0.8g/kg bodyweight 0.2-0.8g/kg bodyweight   0.4 g/kg b.w. 0.1 g/kg
Max. Speed of infusion 4.8 ml/kg bw/hr - If well tolerated Up to 7.2 ml/kg bw/hr. About 22ml/hour   5 ml/kg/hour 40 ml/hour using two pumps simultaneously
Intervals of infusion for PID Usually every 2-4 weeks usually weekly   every 3 to 4 weeks weekly (flexible)
Preserving • 2 years • Do not store above 25 °C. • Do not freeze. • Keep the vial in the outer carton in order to protect from light. 3 years Between +2ºC and +25ºC. Do not freeze. Discard after expiration date. Between 2- 25°C 2 years between 2 and 8 °C - 1 month under 25°C
Time for reconstitution none none none none none
Packaging* 2g, 5g, 10g, 20g 3g, 10g, 20g   1g, 2.5g, 5g, 10g 10 ml (packs of 1, 10 or 20) 
* May be different from country to country