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Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin

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Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin Uses

Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin is used in the treatment of infections.

How Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin works

Anti-Rh D immunoglobulin belongs to class of drugs called immunoglobulin. It removes or nullifies any fetal rhesus-D positive red blood cells that enter the rhesus-D negative maternal blood stream during childbirth, abortion, or any accident or intervention during pregnancy which might lead to bleeding across the placenta.

Common side effects of Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin

Fever, Headache, Injection site tenderness, Injection site pain, Feeling of discomfort
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Dr. Love Sharma
PhD (Pharmacology), PGDPRA
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Dr. Shilpa Garcha
MD (Pharmacology), MBBS
Last updated
28 May 2021 | 08:12 AM (UTC)

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Expert advice for Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin

  • Take measles, mumps, and chicken pox vaccination at least 3 weeks before or not until 3 months after.
  • You may experience allergic reactions which may be minor like itching, skin rash, transient fall in blood pressure or severe like chest pain, wheezing, breathlessness etc.
  • Patients who are allergic to anti Rh D immunoglobulin or any of its ingredients should not take Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin.
  • Rhesus-positive patients and in patient in whom spleen is removed Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin.
 

Frequently asked questions for Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin

Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin

Q. What does anti-D antibody mean?

If you're RhD negative, your blood will be checked for the antibodies (known as anti-D antibodies) that destroy RhD positive red blood cells. If anti-D antibodies are detected in your blood during pregnancy, there's a risk that your unborn baby may get affected by rhesus disease.

Q. Why do I need Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin?

Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin is needed to prevent a disease called Rhesus disease. This can help to avoid a process known as sensitisation in women. This is a condition when a woman with RhD negative blood is exposed to RhD positive blood and develops an immune response to it.

Q. How is Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin administered?

Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin should be administered under the supervision of a trained healthcare professional or a doctor only and should not be self-administered. Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin is given into a muscle, normally in the upper arm. Follow your doctor’s instructions carefully to get maximum benefit from Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin.

Q. When is Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin given?

Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin will be given as an injection at 28 weeks of pregnancy and within 72 hours of birth, if your baby is Rh D positive. Consult your doctor before getting Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin.

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