Rh immune globulin (RhIg) is a human plasma–derived product consisting of IgG antibodies to the D antigen. First licensed in 1968, it is used to prevent immunization to the D antigen in D-negative individuals and for the treatment of immune…
Human Immunoglobulin Preparations Description Human immunoglobulins (Ig) are prepared from large pools of whole blood or apheresis-derived plasma. Ig preparations are concentrated (through Cohn fractionation), purified, filtered, and sterilized, making the risk of infectious disease transmission virtually zero ( Figure…
Product Names Plasma products in the United States include fresh frozen plasma (FFP), plasma frozen within 24 hours after phlebotomy (PF24 or FP24), plasma frozen within 24 hours after phlebotomy held at room temperature up to 24 hours after phlebotomy…