Immune Globulin Intramuscular Injection Effects, Dosage, and Side Effects BayGam; Gamma Globulin; IGIM

... IMMUNE GLOBULIN IM (IMIG, IGIM, BayGam^®) helps to prevent or reduce the severity of certain viral infections (hepatitis A, measles, varicella/chickenpox, or rubella). Immune globulin IM is given to people who have not been immunized against these infections, but have been exposed to someone with the disease. It also is used as replacement therapy in people whose body does not produce enough immune globulin. Immune globulin IM is a solution containing human antibodies or proteins that provides immunity within a few days of injection and lasts for about 2 months. The immunoglobulins are collected from the pooled blood of many individuals, then tested and treated to prevent the transmission of hepatitis virus or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV or AIDS virus). Generic immune globulin injections are available. ...

Gamma globulins are a class of proteins in the blood, identified by their po ...