Cervarix 20mcg|0.5ml / 20mcg|0.5ml injection

Name: Cervarix
Brand: GlaxoSmithKline
SKU: GSKCER36405
Price: 4230 PKR
Availability: OutOfStock

Brand: GlaxoSmithKline

Vaccines

Cervarix 20mcg|0.5ml / 20mcg|0.5ml injection is composed of Human papilloma virus (HPV) type 16 (20mcg|0.5ml ) ( 20mcg|0.5ml)

Primary Uses
Indications
Side Effects
Warnings
Contraindications

Primary Uses

Indications

This vaccine is used in the prevention of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (called CIN 2/3) which is a type of cancer of the cervix - part of the female uterus, where abnormal cell growth takes place in the cervical walls under the influence of human papilloma virus (HPV) types 16 and 18, affecting females aged 10-25 years.

Side Effects

This vaccine might produce side effects of fever, injection site reactions which may present as swelling, redness, bleeding, pruritis (itching and discomfort) and pain. Headaches, Gastric upset and myalgia (muscle pain) and arthralgia (joint pain) are some other expected side effects of HPV vaccine.

Warnings

Pregnancy

Please consult your doctor before taking this medicine if you are pregnant.

Lactation

Please consult your doctor before getting this vaccine while lactating/breastfeeding.

Precautions

This vaccine should be used with caution by patients with thrombocytopenia (a condition where a person's blood platelets count drops and produces clotting disorders since platelets play the key role in blood-clotting mechanism), Coagulation disorders (diseases with problems in blood-clotting), impaired immune responsiveness (lowered immunity) and during lactation (breastfeeding or nursing an infant).

Contraindications

This vaccine is to be avoided in case of severe febrile illness (a rapid onset of fever with other symptoms like weakness, chills and muscle pain due to an unknown cause) and to be avoided during pregnancy.

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