Typhoid Vaccine
Typhoid Vaccine Information

About Typhoid Vaccine

Typhoid Vaccine is a freeze dried preparation of live Salmonella typhi strain grown in a suitable medium. Typhoid Vaccine is indicated for active immunisation to prevent typhoid fever in persons who are at risk.

Indications

Typhoid Vaccine is primarily indicated in conditions like Typhoid prophylaxis.

Contraindication

Typhoid Vaccine is contraindicated in conditions like Hypersensitivity.

Side Effects

The severe or irreversible adverse effects of Typhoid Vaccine, which give rise to further complications include Anaphylactoid reactions.The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Typhoid Vaccine are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Headache, Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea, Fever, Myalgia, Abdominal pain, Erythema, Pain, Redness, Itching, Malaise, SwellingX, General aches.

Warnings

Vaccine should be used with caution in patients with any illness, infection, allergy or if patients receiving radiation therapy. It should be used during pregnancy or lactation only if clearly needed. The vaccine should be postponed in subjects suffering from acute fibrile illness. The vaccine protects against typhoid fever caused by Salmonella typhi. Protection is not conferred against parathyroid fever or illness caused by non-invasive Salmonellae. Vaccine has not been evaluated in children under 2 years of age. Nevertheless, it is known that the children under this age may show a sub-optimal response to polysaccharide antigen vaccines. The decision to use the vaccine in this age group should be based upon the risk of exposure to disease. Appropriate medical treatment and supervision should always be readily available in case of a rare anaphylactic reactions following the administration of the vaccine.Typhoid vaccine under no circumtances be administered intravenously.

High Risk Groups

Drug should not be given to Neonates.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.