| Severe Combined Immunodeficiency

Flebogamma DIF 5% vs Gammagard Liquid

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Safety signalsGammagard Liquid has a higher rate of injection site reactions vs Flebogamma based on FDA-approved prescribing information

Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Gammagard Liquid but not Flebogamma, including UnitedHealthcare

Category

Flebogamma

Gammagard Liquid

At A Glance

RouteIV infusion

FrequencyEvery 3-4 weeks

ClassImmune globulin (IGIV)

RouteIV infusion or SC injection

FrequencyEvery 3-4 weeks (IV) or weekly (SC)

ClassImmune globulin replacement

Indications

Common Variable Immunodeficiency
X-linked agammaglobulinemia
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome

Common Variable Immunodeficiency
X-linked agammaglobulinemia
Congenital agammaglobulinemia
Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
Multifocal motor neuropathy
Polyradiculoneuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating

Dosing

Common Variable Immunodeficiency, X-linked agammaglobulinemia, Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome 300-600 mg per kg body weight IV every 3-4 weeks; initial infusion rate 0.01 mL/kg/min (0.5 mg/kg/min), increased to maximum 0.10 mL/kg/min (5 mg/kg/min) if tolerated.

Primary Immunodeficiency (IV) 300-600 mg/kg every 3-4 weeks by IV infusion; start at 0.5 mL/kg/hr, increase every 30 minutes if tolerated up to 5 mL/kg/hr.

Primary Immunodeficiency (SC) Initial dose 1.37 x previous IV dose divided by weeks between IV doses, given weekly; 20-30 mL/site at 20-30 mL/hr/site (>=40 kg) or 20 mL/site at 15-20 mL/hr/site (<40 kg).

Multifocal Motor Neuropathy 0.5-2.4 g/kg/month by IV infusion; start at 0.5 mL/kg/hr, may increase if tolerated up to 5.4 mL/kg/hr.

Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy Induction 2 g/kg divided over 2-5 consecutive days, then maintenance 1 g/kg divided over 1-4 consecutive days every 3 weeks by IV infusion; start at 0.5 mL/kg/hr, may increase if tolerated up to 5.4 mL/kg/hr.

Contraindications

History of anaphylactic or severe systemic hypersensitivity reactions to human immune globulin
IgA-deficient patients with antibodies to IgA and a history of hypersensitivity

Anaphylactic or severe systemic hypersensitivity to human immune globulin
IgA deficiency with antibodies to IgA and history of hypersensitivity

Drug Interactions

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Adverse Reactions

Most common, adults (>=5%) Headache, pyrexia, pain, injection site reactions, diarrhea, rigors, urticaria, infusion site inflammation

Most common, pediatrics (>=5%) Headache, pyrexia, hypotension, tachycardia, diastolic hypotension, nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, pain, vomiting

Postmarketing Hypersensitivity/anaphylaxis, acute renal dysfunction/failure, ARDS, TRALI, cardiac arrest, thromboembolism, coma, seizures, aseptic meningitis syndrome, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, pancytopenia, hemolysis

Most common (>=5%) - Primary Immunodeficiency (IV) Headache, fatigue, pyrexia, nausea, chills, rigors, pain in extremity, diarrhea, migraine, dizziness, vomiting, cough, urticaria, asthma, pharyngolaryngeal pain, rash, arthralgia, myalgia, edema peripheral, pruritus, cardiac murmur

Most common (>=5%) - Primary Immunodeficiency (SC) Infusion site events, headache, fatigue, heart rate increased, pyrexia, abdominal pain upper, nausea, vomiting, asthma, blood pressure systolic increased, diarrhea, ear pain, aphthous stomatitis, migraine, oropharyngeal pain, pain in extremity

Most common (>=5%) - Multifocal Motor Neuropathy Headache, chest discomfort, muscle spasms, muscular weakness, nausea, oropharyngeal pain, pain in extremity

Most common (>=5%) - Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy Headache, pyrexia, anemia, leukopenia, neutropenia, illness, blood creatinine increased, dizziness, migraine, somnolence, tremor, nasal dryness, abdominal pain upper, vomiting, chills, nasopharyngitis, pain in extremity

Serious Aseptic meningitis (IV for PI), pulmonary embolism, blurred vision (MMN)

Postmarketing Hemolysis, anaphylactic shock, cerebrovascular accident, transient ischemic attack, tremor, myocardial infarction, deep vein thrombosis, hypotension, pulmonary embolism, pulmonary edema, hyperhidrosis, chest pain, transfusion-related acute lung injury, hypersensitivity, myalgia, chills

Pharmacology

Flebogamma 5% DIF is an intravenous immune globulin (IGIV) that provides replacement therapy for primary immunodeficiency by supplying a broad spectrum of opsonizing and neutralizing IgG antibodies against a wide variety of bacterial and viral agents.

GAMMAGARD LIQUID supplies a broad spectrum of opsonizing and neutralizing IgG antibodies against bacterial and viral agents and contains antibodies that interact with immune system cells; the mechanism in CIDP may include immunomodulatory effects.

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