Effective Hemophilia Treatment Options

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What is hemophilia & how is it treated?

Hemophilia is a rare, genetic blood disorder that happens when your blood doesn’t clot and make your bleeding slow down or stop. Hemophilia happens when people don’t have the normal amount of clotting factors. Clotting factors help blood clot. Healthcare providers treat hemophilia by replacing missing clotting factors.

Can haemophilia be cured?

There's no cure for haemophilia, but treatment usually allows a person with the condition to enjoy a good quality of life. Man-made clotting factors are given as medicines to prevent and treat prolonged bleeding. These medicines are given as an injection. In milder cases, injections are usually only given in response to prolonged bleeding.

What is the treatment for haemophilia B?

Preventative treatment for people with haemophilia B involves regular injections of a medicine called nonacog alfa (BeneFix). Read about nonacog alfa (BeneFix) on the European Medicines Agency's website. This is an engineered version of clotting factor IX (9), which people with haemophilia B do not have enough of.

How do you treat haemophilia in children?

Most cases of haemophilia are severe and need preventative treatment. This involves regular injections of clotting factor medicine. If your child has haemophilia, you'll be trained to give them the injections when they're young. They'll be taught how to inject themselves when they're older, to help avoid regular hospital appointments.

How is hemophilia treated?

The best way to treat hemophilia is to replace the missing blood clotting factor so that the blood can clot properly. This is typically done by injecting treatment products, called clotting factor concentrates, into a person’s vein. Clinicians typically prescribe treatment products for episodic care or prophylactic care.

What is Haemophilia B & how is it treated?

People with haemophilia take longer than normal for bleeding to stop. They may have bleeding into joints and muscles without having had an injury, so treatment is aimed at reducing spontaneous bleeding. Haemophilia B (also known as Christmas Disease) is a deficiency of factor IX (9) Females can also be affected with haemophilia.

What medication is used to treat hemophilia A?

The main medication to treat hemophilia A is concentrated FVIII product, called clotting factor or simply factor. There are two types of clotting factor: plasma-derived and recombinant. Plasma-derived factor is made from human plasma. Recombinant factor products are developed in a lab through the use of DNA technology.

What Is Hemophilia Treatment

1. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/haemophilia/treatment/
2. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hemophilia/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20373333
3. https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/hemophilia/treatment.html

Hemophilia Treatment Information

1. https://patient.info/allergies-blood-immune/haemophilia
2. https://haemophilia.org.uk/bleeding-disorders/haemophilia-a-and-b/
3. https://www.hemophilia.org/bleeding-disorders-a-z/treatment/current-treatments
4. https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/conditions-and-treatments/conditions-we-treat/haemophilia-0/