Lyme Disease Vaccine (Systemic)
Brand Names : Lyme disease vaccine (recombinant OspA)
Before Using This MedicineIn deciding to use a medicine,
the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will
do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For Lyme disease vaccine,
the following should be considered:
Allergies - Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or
allergic reaction to Lyme disease vaccine. Also tell your health care professional
if you are allergic to any other substances, such as preservatives.
Pregnancy - Studies on effects in pregnancy have not been done
in either humans or animals.
Breast-feeding - This vaccine has not been reported to cause problems
in nursing babies.
Children - Lyme disease vaccine has not been tested in persons
younger than 15 years of age. Use is not recommended in infants and children.
Adolescents - Lyme disease vaccine is not recommended for use
in persons younger than 15 years of age.
Older adults - Many medicines have not been studied specifically
in older people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly
as they do in younger adults. Although there is no specific information comparing
use of Lyme disease vaccine in the elderly with use in other age groups, this
vaccine is not expected to cause different side effects or problems in older
people than it does in younger adults.
Other medicines - Although certain medicines should not be used
together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together
even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to
change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your health care
professional if you are taking any other prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter
[OTC]) medicine.
Other medical problems - The presence of other medical
problems may affect the use of Lyme disease vaccine. Make sure you tell your
doctor if you have any other medical problems.
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