Contaminated batches of Gammagard and Polygam, drugs used in intravenous
immunoglobulin therapy, may have caused thousands across the U.S. to
contract the hepatitis C virus. Many of those infected by Gammagard were
children. Gammagard is primarily used to boost a patient’s immune
system. Many women in Ireland were infected through the use of
contaminated Factor D after childbirth.
Patients who received immunoglobulin therapy should contact their doctor immediately to have liver function tests performed.
