Vaccinations - Brand/Generic Flashcards
Influenza Virus
- Brand name
- Afluria
- Fluarix
- FluLaval
- Fluvirin
- Fluzone
- Flublok
- FluMist
Thimerosal -free
Thimerosal contained preservative
Thimerosal free
- Fluzone
- FluMist (also preservative free)
Thimerosal contained preservative (THIM)
- Td
- Hep B
- Influenza
- Meningococcal
Flu Vaccines
- Quadrivalent, live and given via nasal spray
- Age:
- FluMist
- Age: 2-49 y.o
Fluzone HD
- Indication
- Contain
- For senior > 65 y.o
- Contains 4x as much antigen as the standard adult vaccine to help boost immunity
Fluzone Intradermal
- Age
- Contain
- Why give ID
- Age: 18-64
- Contain 1/2 of IM dose but give same response
- ID to avoid muscle pain.
- ID cause more redness and swelling
Ped
- Give which flu vaccines
Fluzone
- Age 6-35M: 0.25mL IM repeat in 4W
- Age 3-8 y.o: 0.5mL IM repeat in 4W
FluMist
- Avoid in
- Age:
- It’s a live vaccine
- Avoid in asthmatics, pregnant, and immuno-compromised
- Age: 2-49 y.o
Influenza
- Who should get it
- Avoid in
- Which has no egg
- Adm during which months
Get it
- > 50 y.o
- Nursing home
- Chronic respiratory, CVD, renal dysfunction, immumocompromised
- Health care workers
- All children age 6M to 18y.o
Avoid in
- Guillian-Barre Syndrome
- Allergy to chicken eggs & thimerosal
No egg
- Flublok
Adm
- Oct - Nov
Pneumovax
- Indication
- Who should get it
- 23-valent vaccine given IM/SC
- Adult pneumococcal vaccine
Who should receive the vaccine
- > 65 y.o - 5 yrs since last dose
- Who smoke > 18y.o
- Asthma
- Chronic disease
- Immunocompromised
- Pregnant Women with high risk conditions
Prevnar
- Indication
- Total dose given
- What to do b/4 give it
- Pneumococcal 13-valent conjugated pneumococcal vaccine
Indication
- Peds: 6wks - 5 y.o & > 50y.o
- Give total of 4 doses to ped
- Shake susp vigorously prior to adm
Hep B
- Brand
- Who should get it
- CI
- Infant born of Hep B + Mom
- If diagnosed, what to do
- Engerix-B, Recombivax HB
- 3 Doses total. Refrigerate
Who should get it
- Health care workers/Public safety workers
- IV drug users
- Sexually actives
- Hemodialysis pts
- Inmates
- Adults w/ DM
Hepatitis A
- Brand
- Total of doses
- Who should get it
- Havrix, Vaqta
- Total: 2 doses at least 6M b/w
Who should get it
- All toddlers: age of 12 to 23M
- Travel outside of U.S
- Chronic liver disease
- IVDA
- Food handlers
Refrigerate
Freezer
Live Vaccines
Neomycin allergy
Gelatin allergy
Asplenia
Protect from light
Egg allergy
Refrigeration
- All influenza vaccines
- Hep B: Engerix-B, Recombivax HB
- MMR
- GARDASIL (also protect from light)
- Rotavirus vaccine: RotaTeq, Rotarix
- Typhoid fever: Vivotif Berna
Freezer
- ProQuad
- Varivax - Varicella
- Zostavax
Live Vaccines - Give SQ
- MMR
- Varivax - Varicella
- Zostavax
- Rotavirus vaccine: RotaTeq & Rotarix
- Typhoid fever: Vivotif Berna
Neomycin allergy
- Varicella /Zostavax
- MMR
- ProQuad
- IPOL (also contains: Streptomycin, Polymyxin B)
Gelatin allergy
- Varicella
- Zostavax
Asplenia - Pneumococcal vaccine - Meningococcal Vaccine Protect frm light - GARDASIL (also protect from light)
Egg
- Flu vaccines except Flublok
- Yellow fever vaccine
DTaP
- Brand
- Age given
- Total of doses
Which bacteria
- Tetanus
- Diphtheria
- Pertussis
Daptacel
- Kids: 6W - 6y.o (prior to 7th BD)
- Total of 5 doses
Bacteria covers - Tetanus: Clostridium tetani Rusty nail, locked jaw - Diphtheria: corneybacteria diphtheriae - Pertussis: Bordetella pertussis Whooping cough - high pitch
Tdap
- Brand
- Indication
- Adacel: Adult age 11-64 y.o
- Boostrix: Adult > 65y.o if close contact w/ children