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Silvia Ayala STUDENT NAME _____________________________________ RhoGam - Rho(D) IMMUNE GLOBULIN MEDICATION __________________________________________________________________________

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vaccines/immunizing agents CATEGORY CLASS ______________________________________________________________________ PURPOSE OF MEDICATION

Expected Pharmacological Action • Prevent production of anti-Rho(D) antibodies in Rho(D)-negative patients who were exposed to Rho (D)-positive blood. • Increase platelet counts in patients with ITP.

Therapeutic Use • Prevention of antibody response and hemolytic disease of the newborn (erythroblastosis fetalis) in future pregnancies of women who have conceived a Rho(D)-positive fetus. • Prevention of Rho(D) sensitization following transfusion accident. • Decreased bleeding in patients with ITP.

Complications CNS: dizziness, headache. CV: hypertension, hypotension. Derm: rash. GI: diarrhea, nausea, vomiting. GU: acute renal failure. Hemat: ITP — DISSEMINATEDINTRAVASCULARCOAGULATION, INTRAVASCULARHEMOLYSIS, anemia. MS: arthralgia, myalgia. Local: pain at injection site. Misc: fever.

Medication Administration Rho(D) Immune Globulin (for IM Use) Injection Rho(D) Immune Globulin Intravenous

Contraindications/Precautions Contraindicated in: • Prior hypersensitivity reaction to human immune globulin; • Rho(D)- or Du-positive patients. Use Cautiously in: ITP patients with pre-existing anemia (decrease dose if Hgb...