Chemicals and Drugs

Intravenous Immunoglobulins

Immunoglobulin preparations used in intravenous infusion, containing primarily IMMUNOGLOBULIN G. They are used to treat a variety of diseases associated with decreased or abnormal immunoglobulin levels including pediatric AIDS; primary HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; SCID; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS infections in transplant recipients, LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA, CHRONIC; Kawasaki syndrome, infection in neonates, and IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA.

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Immunoglobulin preparations used in intravenous infusion, containing primarily IMMUNOGLOBULIN G. They are used to treat a variety of diseases associated with decreased or abnormal immunoglobulin levels including pediatric AIDS; primary HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; SCID; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS infections in transplant recipients, LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA, CHRONIC; Kawasaki syndrome, infection in neonates, and IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA.

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43 entry terms
  • Antibodies, Intravenous
  • IV Immunoglobulin
  • IV Immunoglobulins
  • IVIG
  • Immune Globulin, Intravenous
  • Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
  • Intravenous Antibodies
  • Intravenous IG
  • Intravenous Immunoglobulin
  • Immunoglobulin, IV
  • Immunoglobulin, Intravenous
  • Immunoglobulins, IV
  • Intravenous Immune Globulin
  • Alphaglobin
  • Endobulin
  • Flebogamma DIF
  • Gamimmune
  • Gamimmune N
  • Gamimune
  • Gamimune N
  • Gammagard
  • Gammonativ
  • Gamunex
  • Globulin-N
  • Human Intravenous Immunoglobulin
  • Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human)
  • Immunoglobulins, Intravenous, Human
  • Intraglobin
  • Intraglobin F
  • Intravenous Immunoglobulins, Human
  • Iveegam
  • Modified Immune Globulin (Anti-Echovirus Antibody)
  • Privigen
  • Sandoglobulin
  • Venimmune
  • Venoglobulin
  • Venoglobulin-I
  • Globulin N
  • Human Intravenous Immunoglobulins
  • Immunoglobulin, Human Intravenous
  • Immunoglobulins, Human Intravenous
  • Intravenous Immunoglobulin, Human
  • Venoglobulin I

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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History Note

1992

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Previous Indexing

  • IgG (1970-1991)
  • Immunoglobulins (1970-1991)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Intravenous Immunoglobulins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016756. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016756
  2. Intravenous Immunoglobulins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immunoglobulin_therapy
  3. Intravenous Immunoglobulins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q338912