European Union - English - EMA (European Medicines Agency)

biotest pharma gmbh - human hepatitis b immunoglobulin - immunization, passive; hepatitis b; liver transplantation - immune sera and immunoglobulins, - prevention of hepatitis b virus (hbv) re-infection in hbsag and hbv-dna negative adult patients at least one week after liver transplantation for hepatitis b induced liver failure. hbv-dna negative status should be confirmed within the last 3 months prior to olt. patients should be hbsag negative before treatment start. the concomitant use of adequate virostatic agents should be considered as standard of hepatitis b re-infection prophylaxis.,