Yellow fever vaccine
General English name: Yellow fever vaccine
Brand: Stamaril, YF-Vax
Application: Yellow fever
Pharmacological forms of yellow fever vaccine
Yellow fever vaccine medication information
Dosage and method of yellow fever vaccine
Contraindications to yellow fever vaccine
Yellow fever vaccine during pregnancy and lactation
The effect of yellow fever vaccine on driving and working with machines
Yellow fever vaccine drug interactions
Special warnings and precautions while taking the yellow fever vaccine
Side effects of yellow fever vaccine
Overdose of yellow fever vaccine (drug poisoning)
Yellow fever vaccine storage conditions
Pharmacological forms of yellow fever vaccine
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Yellow fever vaccine medication information
Yellow fever is a serious disease caused by a virus that is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. Yellow fever can cause fever, cold symptoms, jaundice (yellowing of the eyes and skin), liver failure, lung failure, kidney failure, vomiting of blood, and death. The yellow fever vaccine is given to people who plan to live or travel to areas with a yellow fever outbreak.
The yellow fever vaccine is given to help prevent yellow fever in adults and children who are at least 9 months old. The vaccine protects your body from the virus by exposing you to the virus. You should get the yellow fever vaccine at least 10 days before you enter a high-risk area.
The yellow fever vaccine is also given to people who work in a research laboratory and who may be exposed to the yellow fever virus (through contaminated needles or by inhaling viral droplets in the air).
Dosage and method of yellow fever vaccine
Read the package leaflet carefully before starting treatment with the yellow fever vaccine. This brochure will help you to get comprehensive information about the drug and its possible side effects.
Get the yellow fever vaccine exactly as your doctor advised.
The yellow fever vaccine is given intramuscularly.
The yellow fever vaccine should be renewed every 10 years for people at risk.
Contraindications to yellow fever vaccine
Note the expiration date of this vaccine and do not take the medicine if it has expired.
Never give the yellow fever vaccine to another person, even if you have the same symptoms.
Check for drug interactions, and if you are taking a drug that interacts with this medication, talk to your doctor about using your medications.
The yellow fever vaccine is not available for children under 6 months of age.
Yellow fever vaccine during pregnancy and lactation
During pregnancy and lactation, you should not use the drug arbitrarily and without consulting your doctor. This medicine can have harmful effects on the fetus or on yourself. Your doctor will prescribe this vaccine if you find it necessary to inject it.
The effect of yellow fever vaccine on driving and working with machines
The yellow fever vaccine may make you feel dizzy, so you need to be vigilant before driving or operating machinery.
Yellow fever vaccine drug interactions
Drug interactions may alter drug performance and increase the risk of serious side effects. Make a list of all the medicines (including prescription / over-the-counter and herbal medicines) you use and share them with your doctor and pharmacist. Do not change the dose of your medicine without consulting your doctor or stop taking the medicine.
Tell your doctor if you have recently taken medicines that can weaken your immune system:
Oral, nasal, inhaled, or injectable steroid medications
Medications to treat psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis or other autoimmune disorders
Medications to treat or prevent organ transplant rejection
Special warnings and precautions while taking the yellow fever vaccine
Some medications may not be prescribed under certain conditions, and some medications may be prescribed if additional treatment is needed; Therefore, it is best for your doctor to know the following before taking the yellow fever vaccine:
- If you are allergic to gelatin, eggs or chicken proteins.
- If you have cancer, leukemia or lymphoma.
- If you have a history of seizures.
- If you have hemophilia.
- If you have a history of bleeding.
- If you have a muscle disorder such as myasthenia gravis.
- If you have a disease or tumor of the thymus gland or if your thymus has been surgically removed.
- If you have done a organ transplant.
- If you have a history of an allergic reaction to a medicine or vaccine.
- If your immune system is weakened (by AIDS or taking steroids).
- If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, it is important that your doctor knows about this.
Side effects of yellow fever vaccine
All medications can cause side effects. But many consumers also do not experience any side effects. Some of the side effects go away shortly after taking the medicine. You may have these side effects 10 days after receiving the yellow fever vaccine:
Swelling and redness at the injection site
Fever, headache, severe fatigue
Muscle pain or weakness
Vertigo
Unusual bruising and bleeding
Decreased urination or no urination
Vomit
Loss of appetite
Jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes)
Important Note: Normally, your doctor or nurse will ask you to wait a few minutes after vaccination to make sure that you are not experiencing any adverse reactions to the vaccine. Although allergic reactions are very rare, you should see a doctor right away if you develop shortness of breath after vaccination or any severe swelling or skin rash.
Consult your doctor if you have any other symptoms that you feel are due to the yellow fever vaccine.
Overdose of yellow fever vaccine (drug poisoning)
Because this vaccine is prescribed and injected by your doctor and specialist, there is no possibility of drug poisoning.
Yellow fever vaccine storage conditions
Keep the medicine out of the reach of children.
Store the medicine in a cool, dry place away from heat and direct sunlight.