Bivigam Alternatives Compared
| Bivigam (immune globulin intravenous) | Hizentra (immune globulin subcutaneous) | Gammagard Liquid (immune globulin intravenous and subcutaneous) |
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| Bivigam (immune globulin intravenous) | Hizentra (immune globulin subcutaneous) | Gammagard Liquid (immune globulin intravenous and subcutaneous) |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Primary Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Bivigam may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Primary Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy. Hizentra may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy, Primary Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Multifocal Motor Neuropathy. Gammagard Liquid may also be used for purposes not listed in... View more |
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| More about Bivigam (immune globulin intravenous) | More about Hizentra (immune globulin subcutaneous) | More about Gammagard Liquid (immune globulin intravenous and subcutaneous) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Be the first to share your experience with this drug. |
Hizentra has an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from a total of 32 ratings on Drugs.com. 56% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 28% reported a negative effect. |
Gammagard Liquid has an average rating of 7.6 out of 10 from a total of 7 ratings on Drugs.com. 43% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 0% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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View all Bivigam side effects |
View all Hizentra side effects |
View all Gammagard Liquid side effects |
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| Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other immune globulin intravenous brands include: Alyglo, Asceniv, Carimune NF, Flebogamma, Gammagard S/D, Gammaplex, Octagam, Panzyga, Privigen, Yimmugo View more | Other immune globulin subcutaneous brands include: Cutaquig, Cuvitru, Xembify | Other immune globulin intravenous and subcutaneous brands include: Gammaked, Gamunex-C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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576 hours |
564 hours |
857.76 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 106 drugs are known to interact with Bivigam:
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A total of 23 drugs are known to interact with Hizentra:
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A total of 106 drugs are known to interact with Gammagard Liquid:
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No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
See also:
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Gammagard Liquid
Gammagard (immune globulin) is used to treat primary immune deficiency and multifocal motor ...
Octagam
Octagam (immune globulin intravenous) is used to treat primary immunodeficiency diseases, immune ...
Hyqvia
Hyqvia is used for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy, primary ...
Xembify
Xembify (immune globulin subcutaneous) is used as a replacement therapy in patients with primary ...
Gamunex-C
Gamunex-C (immune globulin) is used to treat primary immunodeficiency, chronic inflammatory ...
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