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Menactra Vaccination in Pune

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Menactra Vaccination

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Availability: Service available Location: Vaccination at centre/ Home Vaccination Category: Meningococcal
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Menactra – Sanofi

Indication and Usage –

  • Menactra, Meningococcal (Groups A, C, Y and W-135) Polysaccharide Diphtheria Toxoid 4 Conjugate Vaccine, is indicated for active immunization to prevent invasive meningococcal 5 disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, C, Y and W-135.
  • Menactra is approved 6 for use in individuals 9 months through 55 years of age. Menactra does not prevent N meningitidis 7 serogroup B disease.

 

Dosage and Administration –

  • Menactra is administered as a 0.5 mL dose by intramuscular injection.
  • Do not administer this product intravenously or subcutaneously.
  • In children 9 through 23 months of age, Menactra is given as a 2-dose series three months apart.
  • Individuals 2 through 55 years of age, Menactra is given as a single dose.
  • A single booster dose may be given to individuals 15 through 55 years of age at continued risk for meningococcal disease, if at least 4 years have elapsed since the prior dose.

 

Contraindications –

  • Severe allergic reaction (eg, anaphylaxis) after a previous dose of a meningococcal capsular 13 polysaccharide-, diphtheria toxoid- or CRM197-containing vaccine, or to any component of 14 Menactra.

 

Adverse reactions –

  • The most frequently reported solicited injection site and systemic adverse reactions within 7 days following vaccination in children 9 months and 12 months of age were injection site tenderness and irritability.
  • The most frequently reported solicited injection site and systemic adverse reactions in US children aged 2-10 years of age were injection site pain and irritability. Diarrhea, drowsiness and anorexia were also common.

 

Drug interactions and other interactions –

  • Menactra vaccine was concomitantly administered with Typhim Vi [Typhoid Vi Polysaccharide 20 Vaccine] (Typhoid) and Tetanus and Diphtheria Toxoids Adsorbed, For Adult Use (Td) vaccine, 21 in individuals 18 through 55 and 11 through 17 years of age, respectively.
  • In children 4 through 6 years of age, Menactra was co-administered with DAPTACEL, and in children younger than 2 years of age, Menactra was co-administered with one or more of the following vaccines: PCV7, 2 MMR, V, MMRV, or HepA.

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