Dot gov

Official websites use the Texas HHS logo.
The Texas HHS logo means this is an official website of Texas Health and Human Services.

HTTPS

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

2. Duration of Therapy

Immune globulins, when used to manage primary immunodeficiency, may be continued indefinitely as primary immunodeficiency is a chronic, lifelong disease 1,2,4-9,11-16. Patients diagnosed with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, an autoimmune disorder characterized by platelet destruction, may require immune globulin therapy to increase platelet counts. Immune globulin therapy is typically required for only 24-48 hours to stabilize platelet counts, but patients may require repeat courses of immune globulin therapy as ITP can be a chronic, lifelong condition1,2,5,7,8,10,11. Cytomegalovirus immune globulin (Cytogam®) is administered at an every 2 or 4-week dosing interval through week 16 following organ transplant1-3.