Rhogam 50mcg Injection
Introduction to Rhogam 50mcg Injection
This medicine may sometimes cause side effects like fever, headache, feeling of discomfort, and injection site tenderness or pain. If you get any of these, or other reactions, or just feel unwell, you should tell your doctor. There may be ways of preventing or reducing these effects.
Before using it, you should tell your doctor if you have any problems with blood clotting and if you have recently had, or plan to have, a vaccination.
Safety Advice for Rhogam 50mcg Injection
- Moderate risk
- High risk
- Safe
It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Rhogam 50mcg Injection. Please consult your doctor.
Rhogam 50mcg Injection may be unsafe to use during pregnancy. Although there are limited studies in humans, animal studies have shown harmful effects on the developing baby. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing it to you. Please consult your doctor.
Rhogam 50mcg Injection is probably safe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug does not represent any significant risk to the baby.
Rhogam 50mcg Injection does not usually affect your ability to drive.
There is limited information available on the use of Rhogam 50mcg Injection in patients with kidney disease. Please consult your doctor.
There is limited information available on the use of Rhogam 50mcg Injection in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.
How Rhogam 50mcg Injection works
Anti-Rh D immunoglobulin belongs to class of drugs called immunoglobulin. It removes or nullifies any fetal rhesus-D positive red blood cells that enter the rhesus-D negative maternal blood stream during childbirth, abortion, or any accident or intervention during pregnancy which might lead to bleeding across the placenta.
How To Use Rhogam 50mcg Injection
- Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.
Benefits Of Rhogam 50mcg Injection
- Rhogam 50mcg Injection is an immunoglobulin (also known as antibody). It helps in preventing antibodies from forming after a person with Rh-negative blood receives a transfusion with Rh-positive blood. It also helps during pregnancy when a mother has Rh-negative blood and the baby is Rh-positive. It is administered routinely during the third trimester of your pregnancy if your blood type is RhD negative. This is because its likely that small amounts of blood from your baby will pass into your blood during this time. It is to be administered only by or under the supervision of your doctor.
Side Effects Of Rhogam 50mcg Injection
- Fever
- Headache
- Injection site tenderness
- Injection site pain
- Feeling of discomfort
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FAQ's on Rhogam 50mcg Injection
When is Rhogam 50mcg Injection given?
Rhogam 50mcg Injection will be given as an injection at 28 weeks of pregnancy and within 72 hours of birth, if your baby is Rh D positive. Consult your doctor before getting Rhogam 50mcg Injection.
How is Rhogam 50mcg Injection administered?
Rhogam 50mcg Injection should be administered under the supervision of a trained healthcare professional or a doctor only and should not be self-administered. Rhogam 50mcg Injection is given into a muscle, normally in the upper arm. Follow your doctor’s instructions carefully to get maximum benefit from Rhogam 50mcg Injection.
What does anti-D antibody mean?
If youre RhD negative, your blood will be checked for the antibodies (known as anti-D antibodies) that destroy RhD positive red blood cells. If anti-D antibodies are detected in your blood during pregnancy, theres a risk that your unborn baby may get affected by rhesus disease.
Why do I need Rhogam 50mcg Injection?
Rhogam 50mcg Injection is needed to prevent a disease called Rhesus disease. This can help to avoid a process known as sensitisation in women. This is a condition when a woman with RhD negative blood is exposed to RhD positive blood and develops an immune response to it.
Why do I need Rhogam?
Rhogam is needed to prevent a disease called Rhesus disease. This can help to avoid a process known as sensitisation in women. This is a condition when a woman with RhD negative blood is exposed to RhD positive blood and develops an immune response to it.
How is Rhogam administered?
Rhogam should be administered under the supervision of a trained healthcare professional or a doctor only and should not be self-administered. Rhogam is given into a muscle, normally in the upper arm. Follow your doctor’s instructions carefully to get maximum benefit from Rhogam.
When is Rhogam given?
Rhogam will be given as an injection at 28 weeks of pregnancy and within 72 hours of birth, if your baby is Rh D positive. Consult your doctor before getting Rhogam.
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- Moderate risk
- High risk
- Safe
It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Rhogam 50mcg Injection. Please consult your doctor.
Rhogam 50mcg Injection may be unsafe to use during pregnancy. Although there are limited studies in humans, animal studies have shown harmful effects on the developing baby. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing it to you. Please consult your doctor.
Rhogam 50mcg Injection is probably safe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug does not represent any significant risk to the baby.
Rhogam 50mcg Injection does not usually affect your ability to drive.
There is limited information available on the use of Rhogam 50mcg Injection in patients with kidney disease. Please consult your doctor.
There is limited information available on the use of Rhogam 50mcg Injection in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.