Albuked 5 (Intravenous)

Generic name:albumin human (intravenous route)
Drug class:Plasma expanders

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Mar 30, 2022.

Commonly used brand name(s)

In the U.S.

• Albuked 25
• Albuked 5
• Albumarc
• Albuminar
• Alburx
• Albutein
• Buminate
• Flexbumin
• Kedbumin
• Plasbumin

Available Dosage Forms:

• Solution

Therapeutic Class: Volume Expander

Uses for Albuked 5

Albumin (human) injection is used to treat low blood volume (hypovolemia). It is also used to treat low albumin levels in the blood (hypoalbuminemia) caused by: not enough albumin produced by the body (eg, malnutrition, burns, major injury, infections), excessive breakdown of albumin (eg, burns, major injury, pancreatitis), loss of albumin from the body (eg, bleeding, excessive kidney excretion, burn exudates), or redistribution of albumin from the body (eg, major surgery, inflammatory conditions).

Albumin (human) injection is also used to treat hypoalbuminemia in patients with severe injuries, infections, or pancreatitis (swelling of the pancreas) that cannot be quickly reversed and when nutritional supplements have been given but did not work well. It is also used together with crystalloid treatment to correct lower osmotic pressure in the blood and to replace protein loss caused by severe burns after the first 24 hours.

Albumin (human) injection is used as a priming fluid during cardiopulmonary bypass surgery.

Flexbumin® 25% is used when hypovolemia is long-standing and hypoalbuminemia exists along with enough hydration, or fluid swelling (edema). It is also used together with other medicines (eg, water pill) to treat fluid swelling in the lungs (interstitial pulmonary edema) and hypoproteinemia (low protein levels in the blood) in patients with adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Flexbumin® 25% is also used to treat swelling in patients with severe nephrosis who are receiving steroids or a water pill. It is also used to treat hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN) in babies.

This medicine is to be given only by or under the direct supervision of your doctor.

Before using Albuked 5

In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For this medicine, the following should be considered:

Allergies

Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to this medicine or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully.

Pediatric

Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated pediatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of albumin (human) injection in children, given that the dose is appropriate for the body weight. Safety and efficacy have been established.

Geriatric

No information is available on the relationship of age to the effects of albumin (human) injection in geriatric patients.

Breastfeeding

There are no adequate studies in women for d...