The following information is an educational aid only. It is not intended as a medical advice for individual conditions or treatments. Talk to your doctor, nurse or pharmacist before following any medical regimen to see if it is safe and effective for you.

ATryn®; Thrombate III®

Thrombate III®

Atend

Anticoagulant; Blood Product Derivative

• If you have an allergy to antithrombin or any other part of this medicine.

• Tell healthcare provider if you are allergic to any medicine. Make sure to tell about the allergy and how it affected you. This includes telling about rash; hives; itching; shortness of breath; wheezing; cough; swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat; or any other symptoms involved.

• This medicine is used to prevent and treat antithrombin deficiency.

• Antithrombin replaces the proper proteins to prevent and treat blood clots.

• This medicine is given as an infusion into a vein over a period of time.

• Call healthcare provider for instructions.

• Wear disease medical alert identification.

• This medicine is made from human plasma (part of the blood) and may contain infection agents, such as viruses, that can cause disease. Although this medicine is screened, tested, and treated to reduce the possibility that it carries an infection agent, it can still potentially transmit disease. Talk with healthcare provider.

• Check medicines with healthcare provider. This medicine may not mix well with other medicines.

• Talk with healthcare provider before using aspirin, aspirin-containing products, other pain medicines, blood thinners, garlic, ginseng, ginkgo, or vitamin E.

• Tell healthcare provider if you are pregnant or plan on getting pregnant.

• Tell healthcare provider if you are breast-feeding.

• Feeling dizzy. Rise slowly over several minutes from sitting or lying position. Be careful climbing.

• Nausea or vomiting. Small frequent meals, frequent mouth care, sucking hard, sugar-free candy, or chewing sugar-free gum may help.

• Abnormal taste. This is usually reversible.

• You will be monitored closely by healthcare provider.

• If you suspect an overdose, call your local poison control center or emergency department immediately.

• Signs of a life-threatening reaction. These include wheezing; chest tightness; fever; itching; bad cough; blue skin color; fits; or swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat.

• Difficulty breathing.

• Chest pain or pressure.

• Severe dizziness or passing out.

• Severe nausea or vomiting.

• Unusual bruising or bleeding.

• Any rash.

• No improvement in condition or feeling worse.

• This medicine will be given to you in a healthcare setting. You will not store it at home.

• If you have a life-threatening allergy, wear allergy identification at all times.

• Do not share your medicine with others and do not take anyone else's medicine.

• Keep all medicine out of the reach of children and pets.

• Keep a list of all your medicines (prescription, natural products, supplements, vitamins, over-the-counter) with you. Give this list to healthcare provider (doctor, nurse, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, physician assistant).

• Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or in Canada to Health Canada's Canada Vigilance Program at 1-866-234-2345.

• Talk with healthcare provider before starting any new medicine, including over-the-counter, natural products, or vitamins.

Created: 2007-07-03 13:31:04.0

Modified: 2009-03-19 11:22:40.0

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