Octagam Adverse Reactions

Summary of the safety profile: In general, various allergic and hypersensitivity type of reactions and headache, dizziness, chills, back pain, chest pain, fever, cutaneous reactions, vomiting, arthralgia, low blood pressure and nausea may occasionally occur. Reactions to intravenous immunoglobulins tend to be related to the dose and the rate of infusion.
Rarely human normal immunoglobulins may cause a sudden fall in blood pressure and, in isolated cases, anaphylactic shock, even when the patient has shown no hypersensitivity to previous administration.
Cases of reversible aseptic meningitis and rare cases of transient cutaneous reactions have been observed with human normal immunoglobulin. Reversible haemolytic reactions have been observed in patients, especially those with blood groups A, B, and AB. Rarely, haemolytic anaemia requiring transfusion may develop after high dose IVIg treatment (see also Precautions).
Increase in serum creatinine level and/or acute renal failure have been observed.
Very rarely: Thromboembolic reactions such as myocardial infarction, stroke, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thromboses.
When medicinal products prepared from human blood or plasma are administered, the possibility of transmitting infective agents cannot be totally excluded. This also applies to unknown or emerging viruses and other pathogens. For safety with respect to transmissible agents, see Precautions.
Tabulated list of adverse reactions: The table presented as follows is according to the MedDRA system organ classification (SOC and Preferred Term Level).
Frequencies have been evaluated according to the following convention: very common (≥1/10); common (≥1/100 to <1/10); uncommon (≥1/1,000 to <1/100); rare (≥1/10,000 to <1/1,000); very rare (<1/10,000), not known (cannot be estimated from the available data).
The frequencies given in the following table are derived from clinical studies that were conducted with Octagam 5% (columns named "common" and "uncommon) and from postmarketing experience with Octagam 5% (column named "very rare"). Within each frequency grouping, undesirable effects are presented in order of decreasing seriousness. (See Table 2.)

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Description of selected adverse reactions: For description of selected adverse events, see Precautions.
Paediatric population: In clinical studies with Octagam 5% most adverse reactions observed in children were graded as mild and many of them responded to simple measurements such as reduction of the infusion rate or temporary discontinuation of the infusion. With respect to the type of adverse reaction, all were recognised for IVIG preparations. The most frequent adverse reaction observed in the paediatric population was headache.