Typical dosage for Octagam
Your dose will depend on your body weight. During treatment, your provider will adjust the dose based on your response to the medication. In general:
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Primary humoral immunodeficiency (Octagam 5%): The typical dose is 300 mg/kg to 600 mg/kg of body weight injected into the veins (IV) every 3 to 4 weeks. Your provider might give you extra doses if you're at risk of measles exposure (e.g., traveling) or if you were exposed to measles.
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Chronic immune thrombocytopenia (Octagam 10%): The typical dose is 1 gram/kg of body weight IV once per day for 2 days.
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Dermatomyositis (Octagam 10%): The typical dose is 2 grams/kg of body weight IV. This dose is split into equal doses and given over 2 to 5 days in a row each month.
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