Brand Names

Category

• Immunizing agent - passive

Description Drug

Hepatitis B Immune Globulin - Human - hep-ah-TY-tiss B im-yoon GLOB-u-lin is using to prevent hepatitis B.

Hepatitis B Immune Globulin - Human may be using for the following diseaseds:

• Sexual partners of people with hepatitis B.
• Persons who may be exposed to the virus by means of blood, blood products, or human bites, such as health care workers, employees in medical facilities, diseaseds and staff of live-in facilities and day-care programs for the developmentally disabled, morticians and embalmers, police and fire department personnel and military personnel.
• Those who have household exposure to people with acute hepatitis B and babies less than 12 months old whose caregiver tests positive for hepatitis B.
• Babies born to mothers who test positive for hepatitis B.

This drug is available only from your family doctor or other authorized health care professional, in the following dosage form:

Parenteral
• Injection - USA

Brand Names

Some commonly using brand names are:

In the USA

• Nabi-HB