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Intramuscular Immunoglobulin Products - Quick Guide

Intramuscular products	There are TWO different intravenous non-hyperimmune intramuscular immunoglobulin products available in New Zealand. Please check you know which one you will be getting to get the prescription and administration correct. Normal Immunoglobulin a 16% solution prepared from New Zealand donor plasma and manufactured by the same company that made PrivigenNZ, CSL Behring. GamaSTAN a 16% solution manufactured in exactly the same way and the same plant as as PrivigenNZ but from European and American donor plasma. Due to changes in manufacturing scheduling, GamaSTAN is replacing Normal Immunoglobulin as a temporary measure.
Other immunoglobulin products	There are currently two subcutaneous products available in New Zealand. HizentraNZ a 20% solution, is prepared from New Zealand donors' plasma by the same manufacturer as Privigen NZ, CSL Behring. This is the new default subcut immunoglobulin product. Hizentra As New Zealand is not entirely self-sufficient for subcutaneous immunglobulin, we also have Hizentra, manufactured in exactly the same way as HizentraNZ but from European and American donor plasma. There are three intravenous products: Privigen NZ a 10% solution, is prepared from New Zealand donors' plasma by the same manufacturer as Privigen NZ, CSL Behring. This is the new default intravenous immunoglobulin product. Privigen As New Zealand is not entirely self-sufficient for subcutaneous immunglobulin, we also have Privigen, manufactured in exactly the same way as Privigen NZ but from European and American donor plasma. There are several hyperimmune intramuscular products: Hepatitis Immunoglobulin RhD Immunoglobulin Tetanus Immunoglobulin Zoster Immunoglobulin

Intramuscular products

There are TWO different intravenous non-hyperimmune intramuscular immunoglobulin products available in New Zealand. Please check you know which one you will be getting to get the prescription and administration correct.

Normal Immunoglobulin
a 16% solution prepared from New Zealand donor plasma and manufactured by the same company that made PrivigenNZ, CSL Behring.
GamaSTAN
a 16% solution manufactured in exactly the same way and the same plant as as PrivigenNZ but from European and American donor plasma. Due to changes in manufacturing scheduling, GamaSTAN is replacing Normal Immunoglobulin as a temporary measure.

Other immunoglobulin products

There are currently two subcutaneous products available in New Zealand.

HizentraNZ
a 20% solution, is prepared from New Zealand donors' plasma by the same manufacturer as Privigen NZ, CSL Behring. This is the new default subcut immunoglobulin product.
Hizentra
As New Zealand is not entirely self-sufficient for subcutaneous immunglobulin, we also have Hizentra, manufactured in exactly the same way as HizentraNZ but from European and American donor plasma.

There are three intravenous products:

Privigen NZ
a 10% solution, is prepared from New Zealand donors' plasma by the same manufacturer as Privigen NZ, CSL Behring. This is the new default intravenous immunoglobulin product.
Privigen
As New Zealand is not entirely self-sufficient for subcutaneous immunglobulin, we also have Privigen, manufactured in exactly the same way as Privigen NZ but from European and American donor plasma.

There are several hyperimmune intramuscular products: