Gammunex-C vs Gammaplex
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June 23, 2019 at 3:45 am
Hi everyone
I have CIDP and have been receiving Gammunex-C for the past 2 years.
Currently, there is a shortage of Gammunex-C and my doctors have suggested the alternative of Gammaplex.
Is it the same?
After researching the web I found this document:
http://www.gbs-cidp.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Immune_globulins_ppnse_15_WM.pdf
That suggests an FDA approved indication that Gammunex-C is more for CIDP then Gammaplex.Do you think it’s ok to start taking Gammaplex?
Thanks
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June 23, 2019 at 3:19 pm
It seems that not everyone responds the same to the different Ig products. Formulations vary between IVIg and SCIg. None of them worked well for me and only Plasma Exchange and Rituximab helped me. Here is a more current comparison of Ig products:
https://primaryimmune.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IVIG-Chart-2.2017.pdfThe shortages of Ig products was recently discussed here (scroll down to read it):
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