Immune globulin available brands in Pakistan

Immune globulin available brands in Pakistan

Immunoglobulin (also known as gamma globulin or immune globulin) is a substance made from human blood plasma. The plasma, treated from donated human blood, contains antibodies that defend the body against diseases [1]

Indication

Immune Globulin is chiefly indicated in conditions like

·         Autoimmune disease,

·         Hepatitis,

·         Measles.

Mechanism of action

In countries with high rates of hepatitis B infection, vaccination of newborns has not only reduced the risk of infection, but has also led to marked reduction in liver cancer [2]

Available Brands In Pakistan

Following are the strength of immune globulin

Injection:

·         2 %w/v,

·         5 %w/v,

·         16 %w/v,

Injection-IV:

·         2.5 g,

·         95 %w/v,

·         2.5 g/ml,

Immune Globulin [Inj 2 %w/v]

Brand Name	Manufacturer	Trade Price	Retail Price
Atg Fresenius	Universal enterprises	0.00	0.00

 

Immune Globulin [Inj 5 %w/v]

Brand name	Manufacturer	Trade Price	Retail Price
Biaven	Amson vaccines & pharma (pvt) ltd.	892.00	1050.00
Biaven	Amson vaccines & pharma (pvt) ltd.	1341.00	1490.00
Biaven	Amson vaccines & pharma (pvt) ltd.	3105.00	3450.00
Gama globlin	Genesis pharmaceuticals (pvt) ltd.	396.00	440.00
Gama globlin	Genesis pharmaceuticals (pvt) ltd.	963.00	1070.00
Gamimune- n	Popular international (pvt) ltd., bayer biological division	12984.00	15275.00
Gamimune- n	Popular international (pvt) ltd., bayer biological division	1774.00	2087.00
Gamimune- n	Popular international (pvt) ltd., bayer biological division	6611.00	7778.00
Gamma venin p	Hakimsons impex (pvt) ltd.	1496.25	1662.50
Gamma venin p	Hakimsons impex (pvt) ltd.	5525.00	6139.00
Globulin i.v	Genesis pharmaceuticals (pvt) ltd.	1188.00	1320.00
Globulin i.v	Genesis pharmaceuticals (pvt) ltd.	1683.00	1870.00
Globulin i.v	Genesis pharmaceuticals (pvt) ltd.	4455.00	4950.00
Intraglobin	Nabiqasim industries (pvt) ltd.	11683.80	12982.00
Intraglobin	Nabiqasim industries (pvt) ltd.	1989.19	2210.21
Intraglobin	Nabiqasim industries (pvt) ltd.	6708.87	7454.30
Octagam	Hakimsons impex (pvt) ltd.	4088.25	4542.50
Octagam	Hakimsons impex (pvt) ltd.	8104.00	9004.50
Pentaglobin-iv	The eastern trade & distribution co. (pvt) ltd.	2027.29	2252.54
Pentaglobin-iv	The eastern trade & distribution co. (pvt) ltd.	9578.37	10642.63

Immune Globulin [Inj 16 %w/v]

Brand Name	Manufacturer	Trade Price	Retail Price
Globuman	Hakimsons impex (pvt) ltd.	--	798.72
Globuman	Hakimsons impex (pvt) ltd.	--	1726.00

Immune Globulin [Inj-IV 2.5 g]

Brand Name	Manufacturer	Trade Price	Retail Price
Gammaraas	Navegal laboratories	9970.00	11730.00

 

Immune Globulin [Inj-IV 95 %w/v]

Brand Name	Manufacturer/Mnf. Representative	Trade Price	Retail Price
Pentaglobin	Nabiqasim industries (pvt) ltd.	2027.29	2252.54
Pentaglobin	Nabiqasim industries (pvt) ltd.	9578.37	10642.63

Immune Globulin [Inj-IV 2.5 g/ml]

Brand Name	Manufacturer/Mnf. Representative	Trade Price	Retail Price
Higlobin	Hi-Warble Pharmaceutical (Pvt) Ltd	21500.00	0.00

Reference

1.          webmd. Immunoglobulin - Overview. Cancer Health Center 2015  [cited 2015 22 Dec]; Available from: http://www.webmd.com/cancer/tc/immune-globulin-overview.

2.         Wishart DS, Knox C, Guo AC, Shrivastava S, Hassanali M, Stothard P, Chang Z, Woolsey J. DrugBank: a comprehensive resource for in silico drug discovery and exploration. Nucleic Acids Res. 2006 Jan 1;34(Database issue):D668-72. 16381955