Coagulation factor VIII or anti-hemophilic factor (AHF)

The product, also known as Coagulation Factor VIII or Anti-Hemophilic Factor (AHF), is a non-recombinant, lyophilized concentrate of coagulation factor VIII, an endogenous protein and essential component of the coagulation cascade. Antihemophilic factor is manufactured with reduced amounts of von Willebrand Factor antigen (VWF:Ag) and purified from extraneous plasma-derived protein by affinity chromatography. The small amount of VWF:Ag is used to purify factor VIII complex and then removed from the final preparation. The final purified concentrate contains albumin as a stabilizer.

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480000.0 Da (active (coagulant activity))

The product is indicated for the cases of hemophilia A, also known as classical hemophilia for the prevention and control of hemorrhagic episodes. If surgery is needed in patients with hemophilia A there is a need of correction of the clotting abnormality. In this cases, the human antihemophilic factor may be administered followed by intermittent maintenance doses. The hemophilia A is characterized by the deficiency of the coagulation factor VIII that results in prolonged blood flow after injury or surgery as well as recurrent bleeding.

The product assists in the convertion of prothrombin to thrombin. Its administration generates the formation of a complex constituted by the Factor IXa, Factor X and the antihemophilic factor which triggers the normal coagulation cascade for the formation of blood clots. The human antihemophilic factor is increased in the plasma thus enabling temporary correction of the hemophilia A bleeding. Its effect is reported as the normalization of the partial thromboplastin time.

Humans and other mammals