Octanate
Generic: Human Coagulation Factor VIII
Daily Dose:
Course Duration:
Cheaper & Alternative Brands (500 IU/10 ml)
Same active generic (Human Coagulation Factor VIII), same form (IV Infusion), exact same strength (500 IU/10 ml)No other brands are currently registered in Bangladesh for the 500 IU/10 ml presentation. Below are available brands for Human Coagulation Factor VIII in other strengths:
Clinical Prescribing Information
Medical monograph and safety information for healthcare professionals & patients.Indications & Clinical Uses
Octanate belongs to a group of medicines called clotting factors and contains human blood coagulation factor VIII. This is a special protein involved in blood clotting. Octanate is used to treat and prevent bleeding in patients with haemophilia A. This is a condition in which bleeding can go on for longer than expected. It is due to an hereditary lack of coagulation factor VIII in the blood.
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients. Known allergic reaction to hamster protein.
Side Effects & Adverse Reactions
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. Even though rare (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people), hypersensitivity or allergic reactions have been observed in patients treated with factor VIII containing products.
Contact your doctor if you suffer from the symptoms: being sick (vomiting), burning and stinging at the infusion site, chest tightness, chills, faster heart beat (tachycardia), feeling sick (nausea), feeling of pins and needles (tingling), flushing, headache, hives (urticaria), low blood pressure (hypotension), rash, restlessness, swelling of the face, lips, mouth, tongue or throat which may cause difficulty in swallowing or breathing (angioedema), tiredness (lethargy), wheezing.
In very rare (may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people) cases, this hypersensitivity may lead to a severe life-threatening allergic reaction called anaphylaxis, which may include shock, as well as some or all of the symptoms described above. In this case please contact your doctor immediately or call for an ambulance.
Warnings & Precautions
In order to improve traceability of biological medicinal products, the name and the batch number of the administered product should be clearly recorded. It is strongly recommended that every time Moroctocog alfa (AF-CC) (r-DNA origin) is administered to a patient, the name on the carton and batch number of the product are recorded in order to maintain a link between the patient and the batch number of the medicinal product. Patients can affix one of the peel-off labels found on the vial or prefilled syringe to document the batch number in their diary or for reporting any side effects