Karen Bickler

Karen has been in the IVIg industry for over 15 years. During her tenure she has worked as a manufacturing representative as well as a specialty pharmacy representative. She especially enjoys participating in local and national Neurology and Immunology support group meetings and hearing the stories of the patients. Karen has gained an incredible empathy for those suffering with chronic illness and uses that to advocate for patients to gain the therapy needed to battle their disease.

Karen is a huge fan of YouTube to help in fixing anything around the house – and it’s worked!

Karen is passionate about family and enjoys spending as much time as possible with her immediate and extended family. When she’s not learning something from YouTube or hanging with family, you’ll find her in the garden, doing some interior decorating, shopping, or exercising – all in moderation!

A Simple Patient Referral Process
Axiva specializes in infusions and treatments for those with complex chronic conditions.

  • Choose a therapy
  • Complete the referral form
  • Gather supporting documentation
  • Submit your referral

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Specialty Infusion Care, When and Where You Need it.

At Axiva, we have intake specialists, registered pharmacists and nurses who specialize in providing world-class care to our patients. We have administered hundreds of Ig treatments to patients in the comfort and convenience of their own homes. All patients are carefully screened to determine if home administration is safe and appropriate for their individual needs. A nurse monitors all home treatments continuously.

Specialty Physicians Who Use Ig

Ig is necessary in aiding the treatment of these illnesses. Antibodies help fight off infection for those whose immune systems are really low due to other treatments or due to the illness itself. These types of specialty physicians use Ig therapy for the following common patient diagnoses:

NEUROLOGY

  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Myasthenia Gravis
  • Peripheral neuropathy
  • Guillain-Barre
  • Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)
  • Multifocal Motor Neuropathy (MMN)
  • Polymyositis

HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY

  • Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)
  • Post-bone marrow transplants
  • Immune neutropenia
  • Myeloma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia

DERMATOLOGY

  • Pemphigus Vulgaris
  • Psoriatic Arthropathy
  • Psoriasis
  • Dermatomyositis
  • Kawasaki Syndrome

ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY

  • Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID)
  • Immunodeficiency with increased IgM
  • Primary immunodeficiency (PID)
  • Congenital hypogammaglobulinemia

RHEUMATOLOGY

  • Vasculitis
  • Lupus
  • Myositis
  • Autoimmune uveitis

Some diagnoses are off-label for Ig and may require additional insurance approval.