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    Condition: Primary Immune Deficiency Disorder
    2/15/2014 9:19:07 AM

    Reviewer: triciaub13, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 5

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 1

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 4

    Comment:
    VERY inconvenient as this is administered every 4 weeks via Infusion! Always have flu-like symptoms, for 2-4 days after infusion. Hardest part is the infusion itself. Time consuming, painful poking trying to find a vein. Immediately after infusion I have high blood pressure (goes down within hours though), chills, headache, and extreme fatigue/flu-like symptoms (1-4 days after infusion). I w ... Show Full Comment

    Condition: Primary Immune Deficiency Disorder
    9/6/2012 9:13:46 PM

    Reviewer: DTALLEY2, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 4

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 3

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 3

    Comment:
    I have side effects. I have flu like symptoms, fatigue, and sometimes, when the nurse increases the gammaguard, I have reactions such as nausea, breaking out, shortness of breath and blood pressure dropping.

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