Intravenous immunoglobulins

Indications: prophylaxis and treatment of bacterial and viral infections; hypo-and agammaglobulinaemina, transient hypogammaglobulinaemia like during immunosuppressive therapy; virus infections such as herpes, measles, etc; supplementary to antibiotic therapy in severe bacterial infections; management of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; Guillain-Barre syndrome.

Contra-indications: hypersensitivity to human immunoglobulins.

Side Effects: rise in temperature; cutaneous manifestations or subjective complaints may occur rarely, anaphylactoid reactions are possible.

Dose: according to requirements.