Rhogam UF 300mcg Injection
Rhogam UF 300mcg Injection is given for Rh prophylaxis in pregnancy-related complications. It is also approved for Incompatible transfusions in Rh-negative individuals transfused with blood components containing Rh-positive red blood cells (RBCs). It may also be used for immune thrombocytopenic purpura, a condition wherein the number of circulating platelets decrease leading to easy bruising.
Rhogam UF 300mcg Injection
Basic Information
Important information about this medicine
About This Medicine
General information about this product
Rhogam UF 300mcg Injection is indicated to prevent infections. It prevents antibodies from forming after a person with Rh-negative blood receives a transfusion with Rh-positive blood, or during pregcy when a mother has Rh-negative blood and the baby is Rh-positive.
Rhogam UF 300mcg Injection is given for Rh prophylaxis in pregnancy-related complications. It is also approved for Incompatible transfusions in Rh-negative individuals transfused with blood components containing Rh-positive red blood cells (RBCs). It may also be used for immune thrombocytopenic purpura, a condition wherein the number of circulating platelets decrease leading to easy bruising.
Your doctor or nurse will give you this injection. Kindly do not self administer. The injection is given into a muscle; normally it is given in the upper arm. You will be offered an anti-D injection routinely at 28 weeks of pregnancy and within 72 hours of birth if your baby is Rh D positive.
This medicine may sometimes cause side effects like fever, headache, feeling of discomfort, and injection site tenderness or pain. If you get any of these, or other reactions, or just feel unwell, you should tell your doctor. There may be ways of preventing or reducing these effects.
Before using it, you should tell your doctor if you have any problems with blood clotting and if you have recently had, or plan to have, a vaccination.
03Uses
Prevention of Infections
04How To Use
Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.
05How It Works
Anti-Rh D immunoglobulin belongs to class of drugs called immunoglobulin. It removes or nullifies any fetal rhesus-D positive red blood cells that enter the rhesus-D negative maternal blood stream during childbirth, abortion, or any accident or intervention during pregnancy which might lead to bleeding across the placenta.
06What If You Miss A Dose?
If you miss a dose of Rhogam UF 300mcg Injection, please consult your doctor.
07Benefits
In Prevention of Infections
Rhogam UF 300mcg Injection is an immunoglobulin (also known as antibody). It helps in preventing antibodies from forming after a person with Rh-negative blood receives a transfusion with Rh-positive blood. It also helps during pregnancy when a mother has Rh-negative blood and the baby is Rh-positive. It is administered routinely during the third trimester of your pregnancy if your blood type is RhD negative. This is because it’s likely that small amounts of blood from your baby will pass into your blood during this time. It is to be administered only by or under the supervision of your doctor.
08Side Effects
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them
Feeling of discomfort
Injection site pain
Injection site tenderness
Headache
Fever
09Safety Information
Alcohol:CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Rhogam UF 300mcg Injection. Please consult your doctor.
Pregnancy:CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Rhogam UF 300mcg Injection may be unsafe to use during pregnancy. Although there are limited studies in humans, animal studies have shown harmful effects on the developing baby. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing it to you. Please consult your doctor.
Breast feeding:SAFE IF PRESCRIBED
Rhogam UF 300mcg Injection is probably safe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug does not represent any significant risk to the baby.
Driving:SAFE
Rhogam UF 300mcg Injection does not usually affect your ability to drive.
Kidney:CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
There is limited information available on the use of Rhogam UF 300mcg Injection in patients with kidney disease. Please consult your doctor.
Liver:CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
There is limited information available on the use of Rhogam UF 300mcg Injection in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.
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