Rotavirus Vaccine Live Oral (Systemic)

Before Receiving This Vaccine

In 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 rotavirus vaccine live oral, the following should be considered:

Allergies - Tell your doctor if your child has ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to rotavirus vaccine live oral, aminoglycosides, or amphotericin B. Also tell your health care professional if your child is allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy - Studies on the effects of rotavirus vaccine live oral on pregnancy have not been done in either humans or animals. Use is not recommended in persons older than 6 months of age.

Breast-feeding - Rotavirus vaccine live oral has not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies.

Children - Use is not recommended in children older than 6 months of age.

Older adults - Rotavirus vaccine live oral has been tested only in infants and there is no specific information about its use in older patients. Use is not recommended in persons older than 6 months of age.

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 your child is using any other prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicine.

Other medical problems - The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of rotavirus vaccine live oral. Make sure you tell your doctor if your child has any other medical problems, especially:

• Diarrhea or
• Vomiting - The condition may reduce the useful effect of the vaccine

• Fever - The symptoms of the condition may be confused with possible side effects of the vaccine

• Immune deficiency conditions (or family history of) - The condition may increase the chance of side effects of the vaccine