Measles Vaccine

Measles Vaccine Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Food Interaction and all others data.

Measles is seldom given as an individual vaccine and is often given in combination with mumps and rubella. Two types of measles vaccines are currently available.Measles mumps rubella vaccine (MMR-II); MMR vaccine is a live attenuated viral vaccine used to induce immunity against measles, mumps and rubella.

Table Of contents

• Measles Vaccine
• Uses
• Dosage
• Side Effect
• Precautions
• Interactions
• Uses during Pregnancy
• Uses during Breastfeeding
• Accute Overdose
• Food Interaction
• Half Life
• Volume of Distribution
• Clearance
• Interaction With other Medicine
• Contradiction
• Storage

Trade Name	Measles Vaccine
Generic	Measles Vaccine
Weight	0.5ml
Type	IM Injection
Therapeutic Class	Vaccines, Anti-sera & Immunoglobulin
Manufacturer	Incepta Pharmaceuticals Limited
Available Country	Bangladesh
Last Updated:	September 19, 2023 at 7:00 am

Uses

Prophylaxis (immnnisatinn) agamst measles

Dosage

Measles Vaccine dosage

Adult: 0.5 ml by IM or SC injection

Child: Under 1 year, not recommended; others same as adult.

Side Effects

Fever, parotits.

Precaution

Children with history of convulsions. parental history of epilepsy. Avoid administration within 3 weeks of other live vaccines or 12 weeks of transfusions or immunoglobulin injection.

Contraindication

Pregnancy; infection (overt or incubating), malignant disease, active tuberculosis; allergy to hens eggs; hypog-ammaglobulinaexma; treatment with corti-costeroids; cytotoxic drugs, irradiation

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