Land: Irland
Språk: engelsk
Kilde: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
YELLOW FEVER VIRUS 17 D-204 STRAIN
Sanofi Pasteur MSD Ltd
J07BL01
YELLOW FEVER VIRUS 17 D-204 STRAIN
1000
Suspension for Injection
Product subject to prescription which may not be renewed (A)
Yellow fever vaccines
Authorised
1999-09-07
PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER STAMARIL, POWDER AND SOLVENT FOR SUSPENSION FOR INJECTION IN PRE-FILLED SYRINGE YELLOW FEVER VACCINE (LIVE) READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU OR YOUR CHILD ARE VACCINATED BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU. - Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. - If you have any further questions, ask your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. - This vaccine has been prescribed for you or your child only. Do not pass it on to others. - If you get any side effects talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See Section 4. WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET 1. What STAMARIL is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you or your child use STAMARIL 3. How to use STAMARIL 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store STAMARIL 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT STAMARIL IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR STAMARIL is a vaccine that provides protection against a serious infectious disease called yellow fever. Yellow fever occurs in certain areas of the world and is spread to man through the bites of infected mosquitoes. STAMARIL is given to people who: - are travelling to, passing through or living in an area where yellow fever occurs, - are travelling to any country that requires an International Certificate of Vaccination for entry (this may depend on the countries previously visited during the same trip), - may handle infectious materials such as laboratory workers. To obtain a valid vaccination certificate against yellow fever, it is necessary to be vaccinated in an approved vaccination centre so that an International Certificate of Vaccination can be issued. This certificate is valid from 10 Les hele dokumentet
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT STAMARIL, powder and solvent for suspension for injection in pre-filled syringe. Yellow fever vaccine (Live). 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION After reconstitution, 1 dose (0.5 ml) contains: Yellow fever virus 1 17D-204 strain (live, attenuated) ................................... not less than 1000 IU 1 produced in specified pathogen-free chick embryos For the full list of excipients, see Section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Powder and solvent for suspension for injection. Before reconstitution, the powder is homogeneous, beige to orange beige, and the solvent is a limpid solution. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS STAMARIL is indicated for active immunization against yellow fever in persons: travelling to, passing through or living in an endemic area, travelling to any country that requires an International Certificate of Vaccination for entry (which may or may not depend on the previous itinerary), handling potentially infectious materials (_e.g. _laboratory personnel). See Sections 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 regarding the minimum age for vaccination of children under special circumstances and guidance for vaccination of other specific patient populations. In order to comply with vaccine regulations and to be officially recognized, yellow fever vaccines must be administered in an approved World Health Organization (WHO) vaccination centre and registered on an International Certificate of Vaccination. The validity period of this Certificate is established according to International Health Regulations (IHR) recommendations, and starts 10 days after primary vaccination and immediately after re-vaccination (see Section 4.2). 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Posology Primary vaccination The vaccine should be Les hele dokumentet