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Pharmacist Medication Insights: for Panzyga for Primary Humoral Immunodeficiency
Author(s)Saro Arakelians, PharmD
Panzyga is indicated for the treatment of primary humoral immunodeficiency, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, and chronic immune thrombocytopenia.
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Panzyga (immune globulin intravenous [Human]-ifas) is indicated for the following:
- For the treatment of adults 18 years of age and older with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) to improve neuromuscular disability and impairment.
- Primary humoral immunodeficiency (PI) in patients 2 years of age and older.
- Chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) in adults.
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