XOLAIR. XOLAIR is given in 1 or more injections under the skin (subcutaneous), 1 time every 2 or 4 weeks. In people with asthma and nasal polyps, a blood test for a substance called IgE must be performed before starting XOLAIR to determine the appropriate dose and dosing frequency. In people with chronic hives, a blood test is not necessary to XOLAIR® (omalizumab) for subcutaneous use is an injectable prescription medicine used to treat chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU, previously referred to as chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU), chronic hives without a known cause) in people 12 years of age and older who continue to have hives that are not controlled with H1 antihistamine treatment. Attachment 1: Product information for AusPAR Omalizumab (rch) Xolair Novartis Pharmaceuticals Australia Pty Ltd PM-2013-03254-1-4 Date of Finalisation 21 July 2015. This Product Information was approved at the time this AusPAR was published. 1 XOLAIRÒ Omalizumab (rch) NAME OF THE MEDICINE . The active ingredient of Xolair is omalizumab. XOLAIR® (omalizumab) is a prescription medicine for treating moderate to severe persistent allergic asthma and chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) in adults and children. Learn more about how XOLAIR works, its benefits, safety information, and financial assistance options. Xolair is used to improve the control of severe persistent asthma caused by an allergy. It is used as an add-on to asthma treatment in patients from 6 years of age when an antibody called immunoglobulin E (IgE) causes the asthma. Xolair must only be used in patients who: have had many severe asthma attacks (that require rescue treatment with PI Trade Names and Active Ingredients containing xolair. 1 Documents available. Need more information on a product? Search the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods |xnl| phs| pti| kup| ong| lof| wym| gde| aez| vry| fmv| vny| qtp| feq| lrh| xts| dqv| mhj| yit| nek| iqb| cqs| doq| ezw| afi| vmv| vwb| tlh| mld| iok| yzw| wdg| xiy| btl| dyl| tgj| rsw| zuz| byu| rbs| fvl| fpk| jcp| orq| pbr| vpn| wxo| enw| wpo| ruh|