Family · Pharmaceutical analytical standards

Human Rabies Immunoglobulin

Antibodies against the rabies virus obtained from human plasma: after a suspicious bite they give immediate protection, together with the vaccine, before the virus reaches the nervous system. Compared with horse-derived preparations they cause fewer side effects. This family brings together the active ingredient.

Did you know?They are infiltrated as much as possible around the wounds, to neutralise the virus on the spot; the first rabies sera date back to 1891, and their use became common in the 1950s.