Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine,

Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine, Groups A, C, Y and W-135 Combined, is a vaccine for subcutaneous injection. vaccine consists of a sterile lyophilized preparation of the group-specific polysaccharide antigens from N meningitidis, Group A, Group C, Group Y, and Group W-135. N meningitidis are cultivated on Mueller Hinton casein agar and grown in Watson Scherp casamino acid media. The purified polysaccharide is extracted from the N meningitidis cells and separated from the media by procedures which include centrifugation, detergent precipitation, alcohol precipitation, solvent or organic extraction, and diafiltration. No preservative is added during manufacture.

Brands
Adult Dose
Neonatal
Paedriatic
Characteristics
Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine, also known as MENINGITIS A,C,Y, W135. . It is of Natural origin. .
Contraindications
Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine.
Effects
The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine, are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Headache, Drowsiness, Fatigue, Irritability, Pain, Redness, Malaise, Arthralgia, injection site pain, Diarrhoea, induration at the injection site.
Indications
Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine, is primarily indicated in conditions like Meningococcal disease.
Interactions
No data regarding the interactions of Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine, was found.
Interfrence
Risks
Drug should not be given to Pregnant Mothers, and Neonates.If prescribing authority justifies the benefits of the drug against the possible damages he/she should reevaluate them and consult the reference material and previous studies.
Storage
Vial Store . Do not Freeze.
Warnings
The stoppers to the vials of lyophilized vaccine and diluent contain dry natural latex rubber that may cause allergic reactions.
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