Cholera Vaccine
Cholera Vaccine Information

About Cholera Vaccine

Cholera Vaccine is a sterile suspension of killed Vibrio cholerae selected for high antigenic efficiency in a suitable diluent. It covnsists of a mixture of equal parts of suspension of cholera vibrios of the inaba and ogawa strains.

Indications

Cholera Vaccine is primarily indicated in conditions like Cholera.

Contraindication

Cholera Vaccine is contraindicated in conditions like Infections,Renal diseases,Heart disease,Blood disorders.

Side Effects

The severe or irreversible adverse effects of Cholera Vaccine, which give rise to further complications include Hypersensitivity reactions, Anaphylaxis, Neurological and psychiatric reactions.The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Cholera Vaccine are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Fever, Sweating, Erythema, Malaise, Tenderness.

Warnings

Vaccination should be postpond in patients suffering from any acute illness. Before injection of a vaccine any alcohol or disinfactant used for cleansing the skin should be allowed to evaporate otherwise inactivation of live vaccine may occur.

High Risk Groups

Drug should not be given to Cardiac / Hypertensive Patients, and patients suffering from Kidney dysfunction.If prescribing authority justifies the benefits of the drug against the possible damages he/she should reevaluate them and consult the reference material and previous studies.