Table 1.

Examples of immunoglobulin indication by category and duration

Colour	Indication	Duration
Red = high priority	Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy	Short term (blue as long term)
	Guillain-Barré syndrome	Short term
	Immune thrombocytopenic purpura	Short term
	Kawasaki disease	Short term
	Primary immune deficiency	Long term
	Specific antibody deficiency	Long term
	Toxic epidermal necrolysis/Stevens Johnson syndrome	Short term
Blue = medium priority	Immunobullous disease	Long term
	Inflammatory myopathies	Long term
	Multifocal motor neuropathy	Long term
	Myasthenia gravis	Short term
	Secondary antibody deficiency	Long term
	Staphylococcal/Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome	Short term
Grey = low priority	Autoimmune encephalitis
	Pyoderma gangrenosum
	Systemic vasculitides

Adapted from the Department of Health Demand Management Plan for Immunoglobulin Use