Rouvax Uses, Dosage, Side Effects and more

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.

Trade Name	Rouvax
Generic	Measles Vaccine
Weight	00, 0
Type	Injection
Therapeutic Class	Vaccines, Anti-sera & Immunoglobulin
Manufacturer	Sind Medical Stores
Available Country	Pakistan
Last Updated:	January 7, 2025 at 1:49 am

Uses

Prophylaxis (immnnisatinn) agamst measles

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