Intended for US
HYQVIA is a liquid medicine that is given under the skin (subcutaneously) to treat primary immunodeficiency (PI) in people 2 years and older.
ORIGINAL VIAL WITH BLUE CAP AND BLUE CASING
UPDATED VIAL WITH PURPLE CAP AND CLEAR CASING
HyQvia® vials are getting a new look.
The updated vials have:
The same medication
The same amount of medicine
The same administration process
The same pump and infusion supplies
The same insurance coverage
The most noticeable update is the color of the caps, which are changing
from blue to purple. Also, the new plastic casing is transparent instead of
blue, and there is a handle designed to allow you to comfortably grip the vial.
For administration details or guides, you can always view the Infusing HyQvia
page.
ORIGINAL BLUE-CAPPED VIALS
PURPLE-CAPPED VIALS
Absolutely! And you should. They’re still perfectly fine. Over the coming months, you may receive
a combination of blue-capped vials and purple-capped vials. This is expected to happen and is
OK. You can even administer blue-capped and purple-capped vials together as part of your same
HyQvia infusion.
Not at all. You should continue to infuse exactly as you have been trained by your
healthcare professional.
That’s totally fine! You will start to see purple-capped vials in your shipment over the coming months.
Continue to use the blue-capped vials in the meantime.
This might happen, and it’s OK. There’s no difference between the two even if they come in the same shipment. You can even use them together in the same infusion.
The new 2.5 gram dose of HyQvia has a larger Hy vial, but contains the same amount of medicine that was in the original blue cap vials. So while it may look like there’s less, it still contains the correct amount of Hy for your infusion.
If you have additional questions, reach out to your
healthcare professional or specialty pharmacy provider.