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Meningococcal( A+C) 1.0ml (Injection)

Manufactured by: Sanofi Aventis (BD) Ltd.

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Meningococcal( A+C) is indicated for

  • Pneumonia
  • Meningitis
  • Septicemia
  • Septic Arthritis
  • Meningococcemia
  • Carditis

Precautions and warnings

1. **Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)**

People who have had Guillain-Barré syndrome before might have a higher risk of getting it again after getting the Menactra vaccine. Doctors should carefully weigh the benefits and risks before giving this vaccine to these individuals. Cases of GBS have occurred soon after people received Menactra, and studies have looked into this possible risk.

2. **Preventing and Handling Allergic Reactions to the Vaccine**

Before giving the vaccine, healthcare providers should check if the person might be sensitive to vaccines or has had any bad reactions to vaccines in the past. This is to help decide if the vaccine is a good choice. If someone has a severe allergic reaction, medicines like epinephrine should be ready and available for immediate use.

3. **Weakened Immune Systems**

People with weakened immune systems, such as those taking medicine to suppress their immune system, might not respond as well to the Menactra vaccine.

4. **Vaccine Limitations**

This vaccine may not protect everyone who receives it.

Side-effects

  • Local
  • systemic adverse reactions especially febrile reactions may be encountered more frequently in children than in adults.Irritability
  • drowsiness
  • headache
  • gastrointestinal symptoms e.g. nau sea
  • vomiting
  • diarrhoea
  • local axillary lymphadenopathy. Very common: erythema
  • induration
  • tenderness
  • pain
  • redness at the injection site
  • fatigue
  • malaise.

Drug Interactions

You can give this vaccine at the same time as other vaccines. However, if you are giving more than one injectable vaccine, use a different injection site for each one.

Do not mix this vaccine with any other medicines, as there are no studies showing that it is safe to do so.

Contraindications

Do not get the Menactra vaccine if you have had a serious allergic reaction (such as anaphylaxis) after a previous dose of any vaccine that contains meningococcal capsular polysaccharide, diphtheria toxoid, CRM197, or if you are allergic to any ingredient in the Menactra vaccine.

Mode of actions

Meningococcal vaccines for serogroups A, C, Y, and W-135 link each group's capsular polysaccharide antigen to a diphtheria toxoid protein.

These vaccines work by helping the body make its own antibodies, which protect against meningococcal infection.

Dosage & Administration

The recommended dose for vaccines in all age groups is 0.5mL, administered as a single dose. Administer a 0.5 mL dose vaccine by subcutaneous injection.

Withdraw the 0.5 mL dose of vaccine from the single-dose vial using a sterile needle and syringe.

Pregnancy & Lactation

Although animal reproduction studies have shown an adverse effect on the fetus and there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women, but during pregnancy, this medicine can be used just when definitely required despite potential risks.

Mothers with a newborn baby who have used this drug during the last 3 months of pregnancy may seldom create symptoms including drowsiness, muscle stiffness or shakiness, feeding or breathing troubles, constant crying. If you notice any of these symptoms of your baby's particularly during their first month, tell the doctor immediately.

This medicine passes into breast milk. Talk to your doctor before breastfeeding.

Pack Size & Price

1.0 ml vial Price : ৳580

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