Benefix (Coagulation Factor IX Recombinant) Drug Center: Guide to Drug Information for Professionals, Patients and Caregivers at RxList

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May 25, 2012

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Benefix Drug Center

What is Prescribing information?

The FDA package insert formatted in easy-to-find categories for health professionals and clinicians.

Benefix Prescribing Information: Indications & Dosage

BeneFIX®, Coagulation Factor IX (Recombinant), is indicated for the control and prevention of hemorrhagic episodes in patients with hemophilia B (congenital factor IX deficiency or Christmas disease), including control and prevention of bleeding in surgical settings.

BeneFIX®, Coagulation Factor IX (Recombinant), is not indicated for the treatment of other factor deficiencies (e.g., factors II, VII, VIII, and X), nor for the treatment of hemophilia A patients with inhibitors to factor VIII, nor for the reversal of coumarin-induced anticoagulation, nor for ...

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What is Benefix Prescribing Information?

Drug Description - Indications & Dosage - Side Effects & Drug Interactions - Warnings & Precautions - Contraindications - Medication Guide and More

What is Patient information?

Easy-to-read and understand detailed drug information and pill images for the patient or caregiver from Cerner Multum.

Benefix Patient Information: Side Effects

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:

fever or chills;
continued bleeding after treatment;
feeling like you might pass out;
sudden numbness or weakness, especially on one side of the body;
sudden headache, confusion, problems with vision, speech, or balance; or
swelling in your feet or ankles, weight gain, loss of ap...

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What is Benefix Patient Information?

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What is Consumer information?

A concise overview of the drug for the patient or caregiver from First DataBank.

Benefix Consumer Information: Uses

This medication is used to prevent or control bleeding in people with little or no factor IX (due to hemophilia B, Christmas disease). Factor IX is a protein (clotting factor) in the blood that works with other clotting factors to help the blood clot and therefore stop bleeding. People with little or no factor IX are at risk for bleeding longer after an injury/surgery or bleeding suddenly (often in the joints/muscle) without an obvious cause.

This medication should not be used to treat other types of factor deficiencies (e.g., factors II, VII, VIII, X) or factor problems (e.g., inhibitor to...

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