Thursday, June 6, 2013

National Blood Authority Recognises Indications for SCIG Usage

Dear All
For those who hadn't heard before this, Australia's National Blood Authority has now formally approved access to subcutaneous immunoglobulin, for four indications:

  1. Primary immunodeficiency diseases with antibody deficiency
  2. Specific antibody deficiency
  3. Acquired hypogammaglobulinaemia secondary to haematological malignancies (chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma and other relevant malignancies, and post-haemopoietic stem cell transplantation)
  4. Secondary hypogammaglobulinaemia (including iatrogenic immunodeficiency)

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