Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine : Before Using

Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine - Systemic

Brand Names

Menomune Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Side Effects

Before Receiving This Vaccine

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For meningococcal vaccine, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to meningococcal vaccine. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as food or preservatives - especially thimerosal. This vaccine contains thimerosal.

Pregnancy care

Meningococcal vaccine has not been shown to cause birth defects or other problems.

Breast-feeding problem

Meningococcal vaccine has not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies.

Use for Children

In general the use of meningococcal vaccine is restricted to people 2 years of age and older; however, in some cases children as young as 3 months of age may be vaccinated. This vaccine has been tested in older children and, in effective doses, has not been shown to cause various side effects or problems than it does in adults.

Elderly care

Many medication have not been studied specifically in elderly people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in adults people. Although there is no special info comparing use of this vaccine in the elderly with use in other age groups, this vaccine is not expected to cause various side effects or problems in elderly people than it does in adults people.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your health care professional if you are using any other prescription or nonprescription - over-the-counter "OTC " drug.

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of meningococcal vaccine. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Severe illness with fever The symptoms of the condition may be confusing with the possible side effects of the vaccine