Priorix
Priorix is a vaccine used to protect children, teenagers, and adults from measles, mumps, and rubella starting from 9 months of age.
Form
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Active Ingredient
Measles virus (Schwarz), live attenuated
Manufacturer
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor will determine the vaccination schedule based on official recommendations; typically, one dose is given at a time.
Method
The vaccine is given as an injection under the skin or into a muscle, usually in the upper arm or outer thigh. It must never be given into a vein.
Important
As Priorix is a vaccine, it is not given daily. Your doctor will decide when and how many doses are needed.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Redness at the injection site.
- •Fever (38°C or higher).
- •Pain and swelling at the injection site.
- •Rash (spots).
- •Upper respiratory infections (like a cold).
RARE
- •Middle ear infection.
- •Swollen lymph nodes (in neck, armpit, or groin).
- •Loss of appetite.
- •Nervousness.
- •Unusual crying.
- •Trouble sleeping (insomnia).
- •Red, irritated, and watery eyes (conjunctivitis).
- •Bronchitis.
- •Cough.
- •Swelling of salivary glands (in the cheeks).
- •Diarrhea.
- •Vomiting.
- •Seizures with high fever.
- •Allergic reactions.
- •Joint and muscle pain.
- •Easy bruising or small bleeding spots due to low blood platelet count.
- •Sudden, life-threatening allergic reactions.
- •Inflammation of the brain, spinal cord, or nerves, which can cause temporary problems with walking, movement control, numbness, or tingling (Guillain-Barré syndrome).
- •Blood vessel narrowing or blockage.
- •Red, itchy rash resembling measles, often starting on arms or legs and spreading to the face and body (erythema multiforme).
- •Symptoms resembling measles or mumps (e.g., temporary, painful swelling of testicles or neck glands).
Important Warnings
- If you are allergic to any of the vaccine's ingredients.
- If you have a known allergy to neomycin, an antibiotic.
- If you have a severe infection with a high fever. A minor cold is usually not a problem, but talk to your doctor.
- If you have a weakened immune system (for example, due to HIV or certain medications).
- If you are pregnant, or plan to become pregnant within one month after vaccination.
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- If you have a neurological disease, or a history of fever-related seizures in you or your family.
- If you have had a severe allergic reaction to egg protein in the past.
- If a previous measles, mumps, or rubella vaccine caused easy bruising or unusual bleeding.
- If you have fainted during previous injections.