Hepatitis A vaccine

🧮 Dose calculator

Immunisation (vaccination) · Regimen source: FDA Havrix · 2.3

• • At least 2 weeks before expected exposure. IM, not in the buttock. FDA Havrix · 1FDA Havrix · 2.2

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label: available data do not suggest an increased risk of major birth defects or miscarriage; no adequate controlled studies. FDA Havrix · 8.1

  “Available data do not suggest an increased risk of major birth defects and miscarriage in women who received HAVRIX during pregnancy”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Havrix · 8.2

  “Risk Summary There is no information regarding the presence of HAVRIX in human milk, the effects on the breastfed child, or the effects on milk production.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Havrix · 8.4

  “The safety and effectiveness of HAVRIX have not been established in pediatric patients younger than 12 months.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Havrix · 8.5

  “Clinical studies of HAVRIX did not include sufficient numbers of participants aged 65 years and older to determine whether they respond differently from younger participants.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.