(ZOS ter vak SEEN LYV) Brand: Zostavax
• You can still receive a vaccine if you have a minor cool. If you have tuberculosis, or any another severe diseases with a fever or any type of infection, wait before you get better till receiving this vaccine.
• 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. If you ever need to receive a booster doze, you will need to speak the doctor if the previous shot caused any side effects.
• Becoming infected with herpes zoster (shingles) 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.
• Do not receive this vaccine if you have leukemia or lymphoma (or another cancer affecting bone marrow), a history of allergic reaction to neomycin (Mycifradin, Neo-Fradin, Neo-Tab). You must not receive this vaccine if you are pregnant, or if you have active untreated tuberculosis, any type of cancer that affects bone marrow, or a weak immune system caused by malady (such as HIV or AIDS) or by receiving medications such as steroids or chemotherapy.
• Herpes zoster is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox in children. When this virus becomes active again in an adult, it can reason herpes zoster, or shingles. Zoster vaccine is a live vaccine that helps prevent shingles.
• This vaccine works by exposing you to a little doze of the virus, which causes the body to develop immunity to the malady. This vaccine will not treat an active infection that has already developed in the body.
• Zoster vaccine is used to prevent herpes zoster virus (shingles) in people age 50 and older.
• Zoster vaccine will not treat shingles or nerve pain caused by shingles (post-herpetic neuralgia).
• Zoster vaccine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• You must not receive this vaccine if you have:
· active untreated tuberculosis;
· leukemia, lymphoma, or another cancer affecting bone marrow;
· a history of allergic reaction to gelatin or neomycin (Mycifradin, Neo-Fradin, Neo-Tab);
· a weak immune system caused by malady (such as HIV or AIDS), or by receiving medications such as steroids or chemotherapy; or
· if you are pregnant.
• To create certain you can safely receive zoster vaccine, speak your doctor if you have any of these another conditions:
· a history of allergic reaction to any vaccine;
· if you have received a "live" vaccine within the past 4 weeks; or
· if you have never had chickenpox.
• You can still receive a vaccine if you have a minor cool. If you have tuberculosis, or any another severe diseases with a fever or any type of infection, wait before you get better till receiving this vaccine.
• FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether zoster vaccine is deleterious to an unborn child. However, this vaccine is not for use in women of child-bearing age and must not be given to a pregnant woman
• It is not known whether zoster 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.
• Zoster vaccine must not be given to a child.
• Zoster vaccine is given as an injection under the skin. You will receive this vaccine in a doctor's office or another clinic setting.
• Zoster vaccine is generally given as a one-time injection. Unless your doctor tells you otherwise, you will not need a booster vaccine.
• You may receive another vaccines at the same time you receive zoster vaccine.
• Since zoster vaccine is given as a one-time injection, you are not likely to be on a dosing schedule.
• An overdose of this vaccine is unlikely to occur.
• If you need to receive a "live" vaccine, wait at least 4 weeks after your zoster vaccine to receive the live vaccine. Live vaccines include measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), oral polio, chickenpox (varicella), typhoid, BCG (Bacillus Calmette and Guérin), and nasal flu vaccine.
• After receiving zoster vaccine, if you develop a skin rash that looks like shingles, avoid coming into contact with another people who have never had chickenpox (especially newborns, pregnant women, or somebody with a weak immune system). Also avoid contact with these individuals if you develop a rash or another reaction where the vaccine was injected into your skin.
• You must not receive a second zoster 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. If you ever need to receive a booster doze, you will need to speak the doctor if the previous shots caused any side effects.
• Becoming infected with shingles is many more dangerous to your health than receiving the vaccine to protect against it. Like any medication, this vaccine can reason side effects, but the risk of serious side effects is extremely low.
• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:
· fever, swollen glands, sore throat, flu symptoms;
· breathing problems; or
· severe or painful skin rash.
• Smaller serious side effects include:
· pain, warmth, redness, bruising, itching, or swelling where the shot was given;
· diarrhea;
· joint or muscle pain;
· headache; or
· mild skin rash.
• 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 about all another vaccines you have recently received.
• There may be another drugs that can interact with this vaccine. Speak your doctor about all medications you use. This includes prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin, and herbal commodity. Do not start a new medicine without telling your doctor.
• Your doctor or pharmacist may have information about this vaccine written for health professionals that you may read. 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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