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Hepatitis B Immune Globulin (Human) (Systemic)

Brand Names : Nabi-HB

Description and Brand Names | Before Using | Proper Use | Side Effects | Additional Information

Category
  • Immunizing agent (passive)
Description

Hepatitis B Immune Globulin (Human)(hep-ah-TY-tiss B im-yoon GLOB-u-lin) is used to prevent hepatitis B.

Hepatitis B Immune Globulin (Human) may be used for the following patients:

  • Sexual partners of persons with hepatitis B.
  • Persons who may be exposed to the virus by means of blood, blood products, or human bites, such as health care workers, employees in medical facilities, patients and staff of live-in facilities and day-care programs for the developmentally disabled, morticians and embalmers, police and fire department personnel, and military personnel.
  • Those who have household exposure to persons with acute hepatitis B and babies less than 12 months old whose caregiver tests positive for hepatitis B.
  • Babies born to mothers who test positive for hepatitis B.

This medicine is available only from your doctor or other authorized health care professional, in the following dosage form:

    Parenteral
  • Injection (U.S.)

Brand Names

Some commonly used brand names are:

In the U.S. -

  • Nabi-HB

   

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Hepatitis B Immune Globulin (Human): Before Using



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