ALUSTAL HOUSE DUST MITES EXTRACT MAINTENANCE european house dust mite and american house dust mite 10.0 IR/mL injection suspension vial

Country: Australia

Language: English

Source: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

Active ingredient:

European house dust mite extract, Quantity: 5 IR/mL; American house dust mite extract, Quantity: 5 IR/mL

Available from:

Stallergenes Australia Pty Ltd

INN (International Name):

American house dust mite extract,European house dust mite extract

Pharmaceutical form:

Injection, suspension

Composition:

Excipient Ingredients: aluminium hydroxide hydrate; phenol; sodium chloride; water for injections; mannitol

Administration route:

Subcutaneous

Units in package:

1 vial

Prescription type:

(S4) Prescription Only Medicine

Therapeutic indications:

Treatment of patients with Type 1 allergy (Gell and Coombs classification), particularly presenting as seasonal or perennial rhinitis, conjunctivitis, rhinoconjunctivitis, with or without associated asthma.

Product summary:

Visual Identification: Clear and colourless solution.; Container Type: Vial; Container Material: Glass; Container Life Time: 18 Months; Container Temperature: Store at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius

Authorization status:

Registered

Authorization date:

2006-10-03

Patient Information leaflet

CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION
Version 10.1
ALUSTAL®
Page 1 of 8
ALUSTAL®
Pronounced (al-u-stal)
_Contains the active _
_ingredients of different _
_allergens _
_TABLE OF CONTENTS _
_What is in the leaflet.......p.1 _
_What Alustal is used for p.1 _
_Before you are given Alustal _
_........................................p.1 _
_How Alustal is given.......p.2 _
_While you are receiving _
_Alustal............................ p.3 _
_Side effects..................... p.3 _
_After using Alustal.........p.4 _
_Product description.......p.4 _
_Presentation..................p.4 _
_ _
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WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
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This leaflet answers some
common questions about
Alustal allergen extracts.
It does not contain all of the
available information.
It does not take the place of
talking to your doctor or
pharmacist.
All medicines have risks
and benefits. Your doctor
has weighed the risks of
giving you Alustal allergen
extracts against the expected
benefits it will have for you.
IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS
ABOUT BEING GIVEN THIS
MEDICINE, ASK YOUR
DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST.
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WHAT ALUSTAL IS USED FOR
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Alustal belongs to a group
of medicines called _anti-_
_allergy preparations _and is
used in the treatment of
seasonal or perennial
rhinitis, conjunctivitis and
rhino-conjunctivitis with or
without associated asthma.
Alustal is given as a
subcutaneous treatment and
this is often referred to as
SIT (Subcutaneous
Immunotherapy Treatment)
_HOW IT WORKS: _
_ _
A list of allergen available
in Australia and New
Zeeland is provided at the
end of this leaflet. . The
exact type will depend on
your allergy and what your
doctor identifies as the
cause of your allergy. The
aim of treatment with
allergen extracts is to
prevent the more severe
allergic reactions you
experience.
Alustal works by slowly
increasing your tolerance to
specific allergens and
decreases the severity of
your allergic reactions.
The injection is specifically
designed according to
individual patient needs.
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Summary of Product characteristics

Version 11.7
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IMPORTANT NOTE
Care should always be taken to ensure that the correct dosage schedule
is used
AUSTRALIAN PRODUCT INFORMATION- ALUSTAL HOUSE DUST MITES EXTRACT
(_AMERICAN (D. FARINAE) AND EUROPEAN (D. PTERONYSSINUS) HOUSE DUST
MITE ALLERGEN _
_EXTRACTS_)
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NAME OF THE MEDICINE
ALUSTAL House Dust Mites Extract (American (_D. farinae_) and European
(_D. pteronyssinus_) House
dust mite allergen extracts)
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QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
ALUSTAL is prepared from freeze-dried allergen extracts adsorbed onto
aluminium hydroxide gel.
The freeze-dried allergen extracts are prepared by ammonium
bicarbonate extraction of the allergen
source materials e.g. pollen, mites. Specific allergen(s) are selected
by the physician for Specific
Immunotherapy Treatment (SIT) for the individual patient.
Each 5mL vial contains specific allergen extract(s) in suspension and
are available in various
concentrations. Different concentrations are identified by different
coloured caps on the vials.
Yellow cap:
0.1 IR/mL
or
0.1 IC/mL
Green cap:
1.0 IR/mL
or
1.0 IC/mL
Blue cap:
10.0 IR/mL
or
10.0 IC/mL

IR (Index of Reactivity): An allergen extract is said to have a titre
of 100 IR/mL if in a prick-test
performed using a Stallerpoint
®
in 30 subjects sensitised to the allergen in question, it produces
a wheal measuring 7 mm in diameter (geometric mean). Skin reactivity
in these subjects is
simultaneously demonstrated by a positive response to a prick-test
with codeine phosphate 9%
or histamine dihydrochloride 10 mg/mL.
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IC (Index of Concentration): An allergen extract has an Index of
Concentration of 100 IC/mL when
its manufacturing parameters lead to the same dilution ratio as those
of standardized extracts at
100 IR/mL from the same family, taken as a reference.
When the family does not contain any standardized reference extract,
the value 100 IC/mL
corresponds to an extract where the dilution ratio is established
according to medical experience.
For the full list of excipients, see Section 6.1 List of excipients