Octagam, immune globulin intravenous (human)

Filled with a prescription and delivered free to your door, with help on prior authorization.

Octagam is an immune globulin medicine made from human plasma (the liquid part of blood). It gives your body IgG antibodies, which are proteins the immune system uses to fight germs. How it works in ITP and dermatomyositis is not fully known.

MedRx Infusion can fill Octagam with a prescription and deliver it free to your door. This page also covers Octagam 10% (immune globulin intravenous, human).

What Octagam is prescribed for

Primary humoral immunodeficiency (PI): people with PI (a group of conditions, often inherited, in which the body does not make enough working antibodies); Octagam 5% only.
Chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP): adults with chronic ITP (too few platelets, the blood cells that help blood clot), to raise platelet counts to control or prevent bleeding; Octagam 10% only.
Dermatomyositis: adults with dermatomyositis (an inflammatory disease that causes muscle weakness and a skin rash); Octagam 10% only.

A prescription is required. Your prescriber decides whether Octagam is right for you.

How Octagam is given

IV infusion, given by a healthcare professional. When your prescriber agrees it can be given at home, we send a skilled nurse from an accredited nursing agency to give it.

Before you start

Before the first dose, your prescriber may ask for:

a blood test to check how well your kidneys work
for people at risk of thick blood (hyperviscosity), a blood test of how thick the blood is
for people at higher risk of hemolysis (breakdown of red blood cells), a blood test of hemoglobin or hematocrit (Octagam 10%)

Important safety information: This medicine has a boxed warning about the risk of blood clots (thrombosis). It also warns about kidney problems, including kidney failure, with immune globulin given by vein.

Read the Medication Guide and the full Octagam prescribing information, and ask your prescriber or our pharmacists about side effects. Our pharmacists are on call 24 hours a day.

Insurance and prior authorization

Health plans often require prior authorization for Octagam. Our intake team checks your coverage and works with your prescriber’s office on the paperwork before your first delivery.

The manufacturer runs a support program, Octagam Co-Pay Program and Pfizer IGuide, that may help eligible patients with costs and access.

How to refer a patient

Offices can call (844) 671-2600 or fax a referral to (844) 671-2601. Use the Immunoglobulin Referral Form (PDF).

The manufacturer also publishes Pfizer IGuide enrollment form.

Questions

01Does MedRx Infusion fill Octagam?

Yes. MedRx Infusion can fill Octagam with a prescription and deliver it free to your door. Our intake team confirms access and coverage for each patient.

02What is Octagam used for?

Octagam is approved for primary humoral immunodeficiency (PI), chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and dermatomyositis. Your prescriber decides whether it is right for you.

03Can Octagam be given at home?

It can be, when your prescriber agrees. We send a skilled nurse from an accredited nursing agency to give Octagam at home.

04Does insurance cover Octagam?

Coverage depends on your health plan, and many plans require prior authorization. Our intake team checks your coverage before your first delivery.

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