EPTACOG ALFA is used to treat bleeding disorders and to prevent bleeding after surgery or other important treatments. EPTACOG ALFA may also be given to treat heavy bleeding after delivery of the baby, even if the mother does not have a bleeding disorder.
EPTACOG ALFA contains Eptacog alfa, a blood coagulation factor that works by making the blood clot at the site of bleeding when the body’s own clotting factors are not working.
In some cases, EPTACOG ALFA may cause side effects like clots in the veins in the legs, lungs, kidney, liver or at the site of injection, fever, pruritus (itching), or urticaria (hives). Please consult your doctor if your side effects worsen.
Let your doctor know if you are allergic to any of the components in EPTACOG ALFA. Consult your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. Keep your doctor informed about your health condition and medications to rule out any side effects/interactions.
Bleeding disorders.
EPTACOG ALFA is used to treat bleeding and to prevent bleeding after surgery or other important treatments. It is used in people who were born with haemophilia (inherited bleeding disorder) and did not normally respond to factors VIII or IX treatment, has acquired haemophilia, Factor VII deficiency, or Glanzmann’s thrombasthenia (a bleeding disorder), and the condition cannot be treated effectively with platelet transfusion, or if platelets are not readily available. EPTACOG ALFA may also be given to treat heavy bleeding after delivery of the baby, even if the mother does not have a bleeding disorder. EPTACOG ALFA contains Eptacog alfa, a blood coagulation factor that works by making the blood clot at the site of bleeding when the body’s own clotting factors are not working. Early treatment with EPTACOG ALFA reduces the amount and duration of bleeding. EPTACOG ALFA works in all types of bleeds, including joint bleeds.
If you are allergic to EPTACOG ALFA, hamster, mouse, or cow proteins, inform your doctor before taking this injection. Inform your doctor if you have had surgery, crush injury, atherosclerosis (narrowed arteries), thrombosis (blood clots), liver disease, blood infection, disseminated intravascular coagulation (blood clots develop throughout the bloodstream), coronary artery disease, stroke, intolerance to fructose, or if you are using other blood clotting factors. Consult your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
Drug-Drug Interactions: Inform your doctor if you are using blood clotting factor concentrates, prothrombin complex concentrates or rFXIII, medicines used to reduce the dissolving of blood clots, anti-fibrinolytic drugs, activated or non-activated prothrombin complex concentrates.
Drug-Food Interactions: No interactions found/established.
Drug-Disease Interactions: Inform your doctor if you are allergic to hamster, mouse, or cow proteins or if you have atherosclerosis (narrowed arteries) or thrombosis (blood clots).
It is not known if alcohol affects EPTACOG ALFA. However, limit or avoid consumption of alcohol while on treatment with EPTACOG ALFA.
If you are pregnant or planning pregnancy, inform your doctor before receiving EPTACOG ALFA. Your doctor may prescribe this medicine if the benefits outweigh the risks.
If you are breastfeeding, inform your doctor before receiving EPTACOG ALFA. Your doctor may prescribe this medicine if the benefits outweigh the risks.
It is not known whether EPTACOG ALFA can affect the driving ability. Drive or operate machinery only if you are alert after taking this medicine.
If you have a pre-existing or a history of liver disease, inform your doctor before receiving EPTACOG ALFA.
If you have a pre-existing or a history of kidney diseases, inform your doctor before receiving EPTACOG ALFA.
Limited information is available. Please consult your doctor for more information.
Bleeding disorder: It is a group of conditions in which the body’s clotting process does not work properly due to a lack of clotting factors. It can lead to prolonged and heavy bleeding. In most cases, bleeding disorders are inherited; however, in rare cases, they are developed later in life.