Nursing specialist Myriam Osswald explains how our subcutaneous immunoglobulin Cuvitru® is used in children with primary immunodeficiency and how the affected families can live a less complicated everyday life through self-administration despite the drastic diagnosis.
Moderator: Dr. med. Marcus Kühn, Specialist in Allergology and clinical Immunology at the Löwenpraxis Lucerne (website).
Guest: Myriam Osswald, Nursing Specialist at Careformance (website).
Resources and Links:
[1] Krivan G, Jolles S, Granados EL, Paolantonacci P, Ouaja R, Cissé OA, Bernatowska E. New insights in the use of immunoglobulins for the management of immune deficiency (PID) patients. Am J Clin Exp Immunol. 2017 Nov 1;6(5):76-83. PMID: 29181272; PMCID: PMC5698561.
[2] Devonshire AL, Makhija M. Approach to primary immunodeficiency. Allergy Asthma Proc. 2019 Nov 1;40(6):465-469. doi: 10.2500/aap.2019.40.4273. PMID: 31690396.
Cuvitru®prescribing information; www.swissmedicinfo.ch
Healthcare professionals may request a complete copy of the cited literature from the pharmaceutical company.
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