For the first 4 weeks of treatment only, you must use HEMLIBRA once a week. This will build up the levels of HEMLIBRA in your blood.
Your maintenance dose starts at Week 5. Your doctor will help you choose a dosing schedule that’s right for you. There are 3 options:
“HEMLIBRA has allowed us the flexibility in our days, and not be tied down to doing a medication all of the time.”
— Miranda, mom of twin 7-year-old boys with hemophilia A without factor VIII inhibitors, Indiana
A video showing how to prepare and inject HEMLIBRA
Individual results may vary. Not all patients in the clinical trials had zero bleeds. See results for clinical trial patients with or without factor VIII inhibitors here.
The HEMLIBRA community members shown have been compensated for their participation.
When starting HEMLIBRA, a “loading dose” is taken once weekly for 4 weeks. After that, HEMLIBRA offers 3 regular dosing options: once weekly, once every 2 weeks, or once every 4 weeks. Talk to a doctor about dosing.
*Number of people with hemophilia A treated with HEMLIBRA as of April 2023.
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