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How to Use

Some medication given by injection may sometimes be given at home to diseaseds who don't needed to be in the hospital. If you are using this drug at home, your health care professional will teach you how to prepare and inject the drug. You will have a risk to practice preparing and injecting it Be certain that you understand exactly how the drug is to be prepared and injected .

To prepare this drug:

• Take the dry drug and the liquid - diluent out of the refrigerator or freezer and bring them to room temperature, as directed by your family doctor.
• Wipe rubber surface of bottles with alcohol swab and allow to dry.
• When injecting the liquid - diluent into the dry drug, aim the stream of liquid - diluent against the wall of the container of dry drug to prevent foaming.
• Swirl the container gently to dissolve the drug. Do not shake the container .
• Check the solution to make sure it is clear. Do not use drug if you can see anything solid in the solution or if the solution is cloudy

Use this drug right away . It must not be kept longer than 3 hours after it has been prepared, as directed on the package or by your family doctor.

A plastic disposable syringe and filter needle must be using with this drug . The drug may stick to the inside of a glass syringe and you may not receive a full dose.

Do not reuse syringes and needles. Put using syringes and needles in a puncture-resistant disposable container , or dispose of them as directed by your health care professional.

Dosage

• Your body weight.
• The amount of AHF your body is able to make.
• How much, how often and where in your body you are bleeding.
• Whether or not your body has built up a defense - antibody against this drug.

Your dose of this drug may even be various at various times. It is important that you follow your family doctor's orders .

Missed dose If you miss a dose of this drug, check with your family doctor as soon as possible for instructions. If you can't reach your family doctor, use your usual dose as soon as you remember.

Storage To store this drug:

• Keep out of the reach of children.
• Some AHF products must be stored in the refrigerator and some in the freezer. However, some of them may be kept at room temperature for short periods of time. Store this drug as directed by your family doctor or by the manufacturer.
• Do not keep outdated drug or drug no longer needed. Be sure that any discarded drug is out of the reach of children.