MMR vaccine (measles, mumps, rubella)

🧮 Dose calculator

Immunisation (vaccination) · Regimen source: FDA M-M-R II · 2.1

• • The second dose may be given before 4 y if at least 1 month apart. Measles post-exposure: one dose within 72 h. IM or SC. FDA M-M-R II · 2.1

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyContraindicated

  Label: contraindicated in pregnancy. FDA M-M-R II · 4

  “( 4.4 ) Pregnancy.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA M-M-R II · 8.2

  “Studies have shown that lactating postpartum women vaccinated with live attenuated rubella vaccine may secrete the virus in breast milk and transmit it to breast-fed infants. { 17 , 18 } In the breast-fed infants with serological evidence of rubella virus vaccine strain antibodies, none exhibited severe disease; …”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

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

  “Safety and effectiveness of measles vaccine in infants below the age of 6 months have not been established [see Clinical Studies (14) ] .”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

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

  “Clinical studies of M-M-R II did not include sufficient numbers of seronegative subjects aged 65 and over to determine whether they respond differently from younger subjects.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

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