GAMIMUNE N SUMMARY
Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human), 10% -- Gamimune® N, 10% treated with solvent/detergent is a sterile solution of human protein containing no preservative. Gamimune N, 10% consists of 9%-11% protein in 0.16-0.24 M glycine. Not less than 98% of the protein has the electrophoretic mobility of gamma globulin. Not less than 90% of the IgG is monomer. Also present are traces of IgA and of IgM. The distribution of IgG subclasses is similar to that found in normal serum. The measured buffer capacity is 35 mEq/L and the osmolality is 274 mOsmol/kg solvent.
Gamimune N, 10% is efficacious in the treatment of primary immunodeficiency states in which severe impairment of antibody forming capacity has been shown, such as: congenital agammaglobulinemias, common variable immunodeficiency, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, x-linked immunodeficiency with hyper IgM, and severe combined immunodeficiencies.5,21-23 Gamimune N, 10% is especially useful when high levels or rapid elevation of circulating antibodies are desired or when intramuscular injections are contraindicated.
In clinical situations in which a rapid rise in platelet count is needed to control bleeding or to allow a patient with ITP to undergo surgery, administration of Gamimune N, 10% should be considered.
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