Phenobarbital Oral Solution and Privigen

• Generic Name: phenobarbital
• Dosage Forms: oral solution
• Other Brand Names:

  Solfoton, Luminal

Phenobarbital is a barbiturate (bar-BIT-chur-ate). Phenobarbital slows the activity of your brain and nervous system.

Phenobarbital is used to treat or prevent seizures. Phenobarbital is also used short-term as a sedative to help you relax.

Phenobarbital may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: immune globulin intravenous
• Dosage Forms: injection
• Other Brand Names: Carimune, Flebogamma, Gammaplex, Octagam, Privigen, Bivigam, Carimene N/F, Flebogamma DIF, Octagam Gammagard S/D, Gammagard S/D, Sandoglobulin, Venoglobulin-S 5%, Venoglobulin-S 10%, Gammar IV, Gammar-P IV, Iveegam, Polygam S/D, Gamimune N 5%, Gamimune N 10%, Panglobulin, Iveegam EN, Gamunex, Panglobulin NF, Gammagard, Panzyga

Privigen (immune globulin intravenous (IGIV)) is a sterilized solution made from human plasma. It contains the antibodies to help your body protect itself against infection from various diseases.

Privigen is used as a replacement therapy for primary humoral immunodeficiency (PI). This includes, but is not limited to congenital agammaglobulinemia, common variable immunodeficiency (CVID), X-linked agammaglobulinemia, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, and severe combined immunodeficiencies.

Privigen is also used to treat patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) to raise platelet counts.

Privigen may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.