Menactra Vaccine Injection

Meningococcal polysaccharide ACWY Vaccine
Sanofi India Ltd.
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Retail Price 6732.00 NPR

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Indications

Menactra Vaccine Injection is used for: Meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia, Meningococcal Pneumonia, Meningococcemia

Adult Dose

Child Dose

Renal Dose

Administration

Administer IM only; do not administer IV, SC, or ID Give IM injection, preferably into the anterolateral aspect of the thigh in infants or into the deltoid muscle in toddlers, adolescents, and adults

Contra Indications

Severe allergic reaction (eg, anaphylaxis) after a previous dose of a meningococcal capsular polysaccharide-, diphtheria toxoid- or CRM197-containing vaccine, or to any component.

Precautions

Guillain-Barre syndrome. Preventing & managing allergic vaccine reactions. Thrombocytopenia or bleeding disorders. Immunocompromised person. Pregnancy & lactation.

Pregnancy-Lactation

Interactions

This can be administered at the same time as other vaccines. Different injectable vaccines should always be administered at a different injection site. Incompatibilities: In the absence of compatibility studies, this vaccine must not be mixed with other medicinal products.

Adverse Effects

Side effects of Meningococcal polysaccharide ACWY Vaccine : Local and 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 and diarrhoea, local axillary lymphadenopathy. Very common: erythema, induration, tenderness, pain and redness at the injection site, fatigue, malaise.

Mechanism of Action

Meningococcal serogroup A, C, Y and W-135 capsular polysaccharide antigens individually conjugated to diphtheria toxoid protein carrier.. These products convey active immunity via stimulation of production of endogenously produced antibodies.

Note

Menactra Vaccine Injection manufactured by Sanofi India Ltd.. Its generic name is Meningococcal polysaccharide ACWY Vaccine. Menactra Vaccine is availble in Nepal. Farmaco Nepal drug index information on Menactra Vaccine Injection is not intended for diagnosis, medical advice or treatment; neither intended to be a substitute for the exercise of professional judgment.

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