PROLASTIN^®-C LIQUID
alpha₁-proteinase inhibitor (human) &
PROLASTIN DIRECT^® resources

Important Safety Information

PROLASTIN®-C LIQUID is an alpha₁-proteinase inhibitor (human) (alpha₁-PI) indicated for chronic augmentation and maintenance therapy in adults with clinical evidence of emphysema due to severe hereditary deficiency of alpha₁-PI (alpha₁-antitrypsin deficiency). 


Limitations of Use

• The effect of augmentation therapy with any alpha₁-PI, including PROLASTIN-C LIQUID, on pulmonary exacerbations and on the progression of emphysema in alpha₁-PI deficiency has not been conclusively demonstrated in randomized, controlled clinical trials.
• Clinical data demonstrating the long-term effects of chronic augmentation or maintenance therapy with PROLASTIN-C LIQUID are not available.
• PROLASTIN-C LIQUID is not indicated as therapy for lung disease in patients in whom severe alpha₁-PI deficiency has not been established.

PROLASTIN-C LIQUID is contraindicated in immunoglobulin A (IgA)-deficient patients with antibodies against IgA or patients with a history of anaphylaxis or other severe systemic reaction to alpha₁-PI products.

Hypersensitivity reactions, including anaphylaxis, may occur. Monitor vital signs and observe the patient carefully throughout the infusion. If hypersensitivity symptoms occur, promptly stop PROLASTIN-C LIQUID infusion and begin appropriate therapy.

Because PROLASTIN-C LIQUID is made from human plasma, it may carry a risk of transmitting infectious agents, eg, viruses, the variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) agent, and, theoretically, the Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) agent. This also applies to unknown or emerging viruses and other pathogens.

The most common adverse reactions during PROLASTIN-C LIQUID clinical trials in >5% of subjects were diarrhea and fatigue, each of which occurred in 2 subjects (6%).

Please see full Prescribing Information for PROLASTIN-C LIQUID.

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