VARICELLA-ZOSTER IMMUNE GLOBULIN

Course overview

VARICELLA-ZOSTER IMMUNE GLOBULIN (VZIG) IS A MEDICATION USED FOR POSTEXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS AND TREATMENT OF VARICELLA. IT IS IN THE "OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS AND CO-INFECTIONS" TREATMENT CLASS OF DRUGS. VARICELLA-ZOSTER IMMUNE GLOBULIN IS INDICATED FOR POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS IN HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUALS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, MECHANISM OF ACTION, ADVERSE EFFECTS, AND OTHER VITAL ELEMENTS OF VARICELLA-ZOSTER IMMUNE GLOBULIN THERAPY IN THE CLINICAL SETTING. IT RELATES TO THE ESSENTIAL POINTS NEEDED BY MEMBERS OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MANAGING HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUALS AND PREVENTS THEM AGAINST VARICELLA AND ITS RELATED CONDITIONS.