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A nurse or other trained health professional will give you or your child this medicine in a medical facility. This medicine is given through a needle placed in one of your veins. It must be given slowly, so the needle should remain in place for 1 to 2 hours.
Your doctor will also give you other medicines (eg, steroid medicine) before and after receiving this medicine.
Portions of this document last updated: Feb. 01, 2024
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