Octanate

Octanate belongs to a group of medicines called clotting factors and contains human blood coagulation factor VIII. This is a special protein involved in blood clotting. Octanate is used to treat and prevent bleeding in patients with haemophilia A. This is a condition in which bleeding can go on for longer than expected. It is due to an hereditary lack of coagulation factor VIII in the blood.

No interactions of Moroctocog alfa (AF-CC) (r-DNA origin) with other medicinal products have been reported.

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. Even though rare (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people), hypersensitivity or allergic reactions have been observed in patients treated with factor VIII containing products.

Contact your doctor if you suffer from the symptoms: being sick (vomiting), burning and stinging at the infusion site, chest tightness, chills, faster heart beat (tachycardia), feeling sick (nausea), feeling of pins and needles (tingling), flushing, headache, hives (urticaria), low blood pressure (hypotension), rash, restlessness, swelling of the face, lips, mouth, tongue or throat which may cause difficulty in swallowing or breathing (angioedema), tiredness (lethargy), wheezing.

In very rare (may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people) cases, this hypersensitivity may lead to a severe life-threatening allergic reaction called anaphylaxis, which may include shock, as well as some or all of the symptoms described above. In this case please contact your doctor immediately or call for an ambulance.

If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.

Anti-fibrinolytic drugs

Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children. Do not use this medicine after the expiry date, which is stated on the label. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month. Store at 2°C-8°C. Do not freeze. Keep the vials in the outer carton in order to protect from light. Use the reconstituted solution immediately and for single use only. Do not use this medicine if you notice cloudy or incompletely dissolved solutions. Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help to protect the environment.