Measles and Rubella Virus Vaccine Live (Systemic)
Brand Names : M-R-VAX II
Before Receiving This VaccineIn 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 measles and rubella vaccine, the following should be considered:
Allergies - Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or
allergic reaction to measles and rubella vaccine, to the antibiotic neomycin,
or to gelatin. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic
to any other substances, such as preservatives.
Pregnancy - Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or if you may
become pregnant within 3 months after receiving this vaccine. Although adequate
studies have not been done in either humans or animals, and problems have
not been shown to occur, use of measles and rubella vaccine during pregnancy,
or becoming pregnant within 3 months after receiving the measles and rubella
vaccine, is not recommended. Because the natural measles infection has been
shown to increase the chance of birth defects and other problems, it is thought
that the live virus vaccine might cause similar problems. Rubella vaccine
crosses the placenta. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
monitored over 200 women who received the vaccine within 3 months before or
after becoming pregnant, and those women gave birth to normal babies.
Breast-feeding - Rubella vaccine virus passes into breast milk.
However, this vaccine has not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies.
Children - Use of this vaccine is not recommended for infants
younger than 12 months of age, unless the risk of measles infection is high.
Waiting until children are at least 12 months of age is important because
antibodies that infants receive from their mothers before birth may interfere
with the effectiveness of the vaccine. In addition, there may be special reasons
why children between 6 months and 12 months of age also may require measles
vaccination.
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. Before you receive
measles and rubella vaccine, it is especially important that your health care
professional know if you have received any of the following:
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Cancer medicines or
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X-ray treatment - May reduce the useful effect of the vaccine
Other medical problems - The presence of other medical
problems may affect the use of measles and rubella vaccine. Make sure you
tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:
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Immune deficiency condition (or family history of) - Condition
may increase the chance and severity of side effects of the vaccine and/or
may decrease the useful effects of the vaccine
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Severe illness with fever - The symptoms of the condition may
be confused with the possible side effects of the vaccine
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