Varicella vaccine

🧮 Dose calculator

Immunisation (vaccination) · Regimen source: FDA Varivax · 2.1

• • Children: at least 3 months between doses. IM or SC. FDA Varivax · 2.1FDA Varivax · 2.3

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyContraindicated

  Label: contraindicated in pregnancy. FDA Varivax · 4

  “( 4.4 ) Pregnancy.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

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

  “The developmental and health benefits of breastfeeding should be considered along with the mother's clinical need for VARIVAX, and any potential adverse effects on the breastfed child from VARIVAX or from the underlying maternal condition.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

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

  “No clinical data are available on safety or efficacy of VARIVAX in children less than 12 months of age.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

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

  “Clinical studies of VARIVAX 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.