Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1842142585
Pub Date: 11 NOV 2004
Type: Hardback Book
Intravenous Immunoglobulins In the Third Millennium is a highly authoritative review of the pharmacology and therapeutic use of these agents. Based on the famous Interlaken IVIG International Symposium held every five years, and written by an internationally recognized team of expert scientists and clinicians, the book reviews the major challenges and achievements in manufacturing, pathogen safety, clinical use and mechanisms of action of IVIG and highlights the major recent and ongoing research in the field. This comprehensive update will become a valuable source of information for all who are interested in the various aspects of IVIG.
Contents:
Two Decades of Experience With Intravenous Immunoglobulin
1. Manufacturing of intravenous immunoglobulin: challenges, achievements and opportunities
2. Challenges and achievements in pathogen safety of intravenous immunoglobulin
3. Treatment modalities and clinical efficacy of immunoglobulin G replacement therapies in primary immunodeficiency
4. Immunomodulation by intravenous immunoglobulin: idiopathic
thrombocytopenic purpura as a model
5. Witnessing the introduction and use of intravenous immunoglobulin in neurology
6. Pharmacoeconomics of intravenous immunoglobulin administration in neurological disorders: the US experience
7. Pharmacoeconomics of intravenous immunoglobulin for polyneuropathies