Factor IX (Systemic)
Brand Names : AlphaNine SD, Bebulin VH, BeneFix, Konyne 80, Mononine, Profilnine SD, Proplex T, Immunine VH, Christmas factor, plasma thromboplastin component (PTC), prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC)
CategoryDescriptionFactor IX is a protein produced
naturally in the body. It helps the blood form clots to stop bleeding. Injections
of factor IX are used to treat hemophilia B, which is sometimes called Christmas
disease. This is a condition in which the body does not make enough factor
IX. If you do not have enough factor IX and you become injured, your blood
will not form clots as it should, and you may bleed into and damage your muscles
and joints.
Injections of one form of factor IX, called factor IX complex, also are
used to treat certain people with hemophilia A. In hemophilia A, sometimes
called classical hemophilia, the body does not make enough factor VIII, and,
just as in hemophilia B, the blood cannot form clots as it should. Injections
of factor IX complex may be used in patients in whom the medicine used to
treat hemophilia A is no longer effective. Injections of factor IX complex
also may be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.
The factor IX product that your doctor will give you is obtained naturally
from human blood or artificially by a man-made process. Factor IX obtained
from human blood has been treated and is not likely to contain harmful viruses
such as hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C (non-A, non-B) virus, or human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV), the virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
The man-made factor IX product does not contain these viruses.
Factor IX is available only with your doctor's prescription, in the following
dosage form:
Parenteral
-
Injection (U.S. and Canada)
Brand NamesSome commonly used brand names are:
In the U.S. -
- AlphaNine SD
- Bebulin VH
- BeneFix
- Konyne 80
- Mononine
- Profilnine SD
- Proplex T
In Canada -
- AlphaNine SD
- Bebulin VH
- BeneFix
- Immunine VH
Other commonly used names are Christmas
factor
, plasma thromboplastin component (PTC)
, and prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC)
.
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