(RAY beez vax EEN, HUE man Paint ploid sel) Brand: Imovax Rabies
• You must not receive this vaccine if you have ever had a life threatening allergic reaction to a rabies vaccine.
• Hold track of any and all side effects you have after receiving this vaccine. When you receive a booster doze, you will need to speak the doctor if the previous shot caused any side effects.
• The timing of this vaccination is very significant for it to be effective. Your individual booster schedule may be various from these guidelines. Follow your doctor's instructions or the schedule recommended by the health department of the state you live in.
• Rabies is a serious malady caused by a virus. Rabies is mainly a malady of animals. Humans get rabies when they are bitten by an infected animal. There may be no symptoms at first, but weeks or even years after a bite from an infected animal, rabies can reason pain, fatigue, headaches, irritability, fever, seizures, hallucinations, and paralysis. Rabies can be fatal.
• You are more likely to be exposed to the rabies virus if you are a veterinarian, animal handler, rabies laboratory worker, or may otherwise come into contact with animals that could possibly carry the virus (including cats, dogs, foxes, skunks, raccoons, bobcats, coyotes, and bats). Travel to determined countries may also magnify your risk of exposure to rabies.
• Rabies human diploid cell vaccine is used to prevent rabies in people who have been bitten by an animal (post-exposure) or otherwise may be exposed to the rabies virus (pre-exposure).
• Like any vaccine, the rabies vaccine may not provide protection from malady in each person.
• You must not receive this vaccine if you have ever had a life threatening allergic reaction to a rabies vaccine.
• Till receiving this vaccine, speak the doctor if you have:
· any type of infection or severe illness;
· a weak immune system caused by malady (such as cancer, HIV, or AIDS);
· a history of allergic reaction to neomycin (Mycifradin, Neo Fradin, Neo Tab); or
· if you are receiving treatments that can weaken the immune system (such as radiation, chemotherapy, or steroids).
• Vaccines may be deleterious to an unborn child and usually must not be given to a pregnant woman. However, not vaccinating the mother could be more deleterious to the child if the mother becomes infected with a malady that this vaccine could prevent. Your doctor will solve whether you must receive this vaccine, especially if you have a tall risk of infection with the bacteria that causes tetanus.
• It is not known whether rabies vaccine passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. Do not use this medicine without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• This vaccine is injected into a muscle. You will receive this injection in a doctor's office or clinic setting.
• For preventing rabies if you are at risk of exposure, you will need to receive a total of 3 injections. The second injection is generally given 7 days after the first, followed by a third injection 2 or 3 weeks later.
• Depending on your risk of exposure to rabies, you may need to receive the rabies vaccine series each 2 years. If you work near live rabies virus, such as in a laboratory or a vaccine manufacture area, you may need to receive a booster rabies vaccine each 6 months.
• For treating rabies after you have been bitten or exposed, you will need to receive a total of 6 injections. The injections are generally given on Days 0, 3, 7, 14, 30, and 90. At the beginning of your treatment you may also receive a second injection with a rabies anti-serum or immune globulin (im-YOON GLOB-yoo-lin). This medication is sometimes injected into or around the bite wound or injury where the rabies virus is likely to have entered your body.
• The timing of this vaccination is very significant for it to be effective. Your individual booster schedule may be various from these guidelines. Follow your doctor's instructions or the schedule recommended by the health department of the state you live in.
• Contact your doctor for instructions if you miss a booster doze or if you get behind schedule.
• An overdose of rabies vaccine is unlikely to occur.
• Follow your doctor's instructions about any restrictions on food, beverages, or activity.
• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• You must not receive a booster vaccine if you had a life threatening allergic reaction after the first shot.
• Hold track of any and all side effects you have after receiving this vaccine. When you receive a booster doze, you will need to speak the doctor if the previous shot caused any side effects.
• Becoming infected with rabies is many more dangerous to your health than receiving this vaccine. However, like any medication, this vaccine can reason side effects but the risk of serious side effects is extremely low.
• Call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:
· a very tall fever, (above 104 degrees);
· weakness or prickly feeling in your fingers or toes; or
· problems with balance or eye movement, trouble speaking or swallowing.
• Smaller serious side effects may include:
· pain, swelling, itching, or redness where the shot was given;
· headache;
· dizziness;
· muscle pain; or
· nausea, stomach pain.
• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may message vaccine side effects to the US Department of Health and Human Services at 1-800-822-7967.
• Till receiving this vaccine, speak your doctor if you have recently received drugs or treatments that can weaken the immune system, including:
· an oral, nasal, inhaled, or injectable steroid;
· chemotherapy or radiation cancer treatments;
· medications to treat psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, or another autoimmune disorders, such as azathioprine (Imuran), etanercept (Enbrel), leflunomide (Arava), and others; or
· medicines to treat or prevent organ transplant rejection, such as basiliximab (Simulect), cyclosporine (Sandimmune, Neoral, Gengraf), muromonab CD3 (Orthoclone), mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept), sirolimus (Rapamune), or tacrolimus (Prograf).
• If you are using any of these drugs, you may not be able to receive rabies vaccine, or you may need dosage adjustments or particular trials during treatment.
• There may be another drugs not listed that can affect rabies vaccine. Speak your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you use, and another vaccines you receive. This includes vitamins, minerals, herbal commodity, and drugs predesigned by another doctors. Do not start using a new medicine without telling your doctor.
• Your doctor or pharmacist may have additional information about rabies vaccine (human diploid cell). You may also find additional information from your local health department or the Centers for Malady Control and Prevention.
Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.
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