Fluarix Tetra 2021 SH Vaccine

Product Of Glaxo SmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd

Composition: Inactivated influenza vaccine (Quadrivalent) (NA)

₹ 2170.00

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All Details About Fluarix Tetra 2021 SH Vaccine

Find out detailed description, uses, directions of use, side effects, warnings and precautions, frequently asked questions about Fluarix Tetra 2021 SH Vaccine

Description:

Fluarix Tetra 2021 SH Vaccine helps protect you from influenza (flu). It works by exposing you to a small dose of the flu virus which helps your body to develop immunity against the disease. It will not treat an existing flu virus infection.

Fluarix Tetra 2021 SH Vaccine is given as an injection into a muscle by a doctor or nurse. It is usually given just before the cold season when the flu virus begins to increase. Normally, only one injection is required to protect you for a year. You should have an injection each year because different new strains of the flu virus emerge frequently and different vaccines are developed. It is recommended for adults 18 years or older. It is especially important to have this vaccine if you are elderly or have chronic health problems such as diabetes, heart failure, kidney failure, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

This vaccine can cause mild side effects, but it is better to get vaccinated than to become infected with flu. Influenza causes thousands of deaths each year. The most common side effects include headache, weakness, tiredness, and pain or swelling at the site of the injection. They do not normally last very long. Consult your doctor if any of the side effects persist or worry you.

Earlier having the injection, you should tell your doctor if you have an illness with a high temperature or if you have ever had an allergic reaction to a vaccine. Some other medicines may react with the flu vaccine so talk to your doctor about other medications you are taking as well. As with any vaccine, this treatment may not fully protect everybody, although it will reduce the symptoms of the flu if you get it. It will not prevent illness from avian flu (bird flu) or a common cold. Consult your doctor first if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.

Uses:

Prevention of Influenza (flu)

Directions For Use:

Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Compassionately do not self administer.

Side Effects:

Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them

Ordinary side effects of Fluarix Tetra

Headache
Weakness
Fatiguedness
Injection site reactions (pain, swelling, redness)

Warning & Precautions:

Alcohol

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Fluarix Tetra 2021 SH Vaccine. Please consult your doctor.

Pregnancy

SAFE IF PRESCRIBED

Fluarix Tetra 2021 SH Vaccine is generally considered safe to use during pregnancy. Animal studies have shown low or no adverse effects to the developing baby; however, there are limited human studies.

Breast feeding

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

Information regarding the use of Fluarix Tetra 2021 SH Vaccine during breastfeeding is not available. Please consult your doctor.

Driving

SAFE

Fluarix Tetra 2021 SH Vaccine does not usually affect your ability to drive.

Kidney

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

There is limited information available on the use of Fluarix Tetra 2021 SH Vaccine in patients with kidney disease. Please consult your doctor.

Liver

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

There is limited information available on the use of Fluarix Tetra 2021 SH Vaccine in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.

FAQs:

Q. When should I get vaccinated against influenza or flu?

You can get vaccinated at any time during the cold season. However, it is better to get vaccinated at the beginning of the cold season. It is important to know that only one injection is required to protect you for a year.

Q. Who should get vaccinated against influenza?

Fluarix Tetra 2021 SH Vaccine is recommended for people who are at high risk of developing influenza (flu). It is mainly given to children as early as 6 months of age, pregnant women, adults upto the age of 64 years and patients having weak immunity due to chronic illness.

Q. Is Fluarix Tetra 2021 SH Vaccine helpful in preventing swine flu?

Affirmative, Fluarix Tetra 2021 SH Vaccine is used to prevent symptoms of swine flu. Fluarix Tetra 2021 SH Vaccine contains a very small amount of the flu virus which is introduced in our body to promote the production of antibodies (chemicals that attack that specific virus). This helps to develop immunity against the virus infection in the future.

Q. How do you store Fluarix Tetra 2021 SH Vaccine?

Fluarix Tetra 2021 SH Vaccine should be stored in a refrigerator at 2 - 8ºC (35-46ºF) until it is used. The temperature (2 to 8ºC) must be maintained even when transporting Fluarix Tetra 2021 SH Vaccine.

Q. How is Fluarix Tetra 2021 SH Vaccine supplied?

Fluarix Tetra 2021 SH Vaccine is supplied as a suspension in a prefilled syringe with a plunger stopper and a tip cap with or without needles in various pack sizes.

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