| TAIWAN | |||||||||
| Last update | 2007-05 | 2007-05 | 2007-05 | ||||||
| Company | Biotest Pharma GmbH | Grifols | Octapharma | ||||||
| Name of product | Intraglobin® F | Flebogamma | Octagam | ||||||
| Available for Hospital therapy | Yes | 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 | IVIG | ||||||
| Patient´s age | unlimited | Children and adults | |||||||
| Présentation | ready-to-use solution | Liquid | Liquid | ||||||
| Concentration % | 5% solution | 5% | 5% | ||||||
| Content of IgG | ≥ 95% | ≥ 99% | ≥ 95% | ||||||
| IgG1 | 62% | 70.3% | 62,2% ± 2,2 | ||||||
| IgG2 | 34% | 24.7% | 31,1% ± 2,3 | ||||||
| IgG3 | 0.5% | 3.1% | 6,1% ± 1,6 | ||||||
| IgG4 | 3.5% | 2% | 1,2 % ± 0,2 | ||||||
| Content of IgA | ≤ 2.5 mg/ml | <0,05 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 | Between +2ºC and +25ºC. Do not freeze. Discard after expiration date. | 2 years between 2 and 8 °C - 1 month under 25°C | ||||||
| Time for reconstitution | none | none | |||||||
| Packaging* | containers with 20, 50, 100 or 200 ml | 1g, 2.5g, 5g, 10g | |||||||
| * May be different from country to country | |||||||||