Drug interactions
Etanercept + Rabies vaccine
Severity: Moderate
Etanercept and Rabies vaccine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Modern rabies vaccines are inactivated, so there is no infection risk from the vaccine. Immunosuppression may lower the antibody response. This matters because rabies is almost always fatal once symptoms appear.
What this interaction means in plain words
Etanercept and Rabies vaccine can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken.
Why it happens
TNF blockade may reduce the humoral response to the vaccine antigen.
What to do
Give the vaccine or post-exposure prophylaxis as indicated without delay, and check rabies neutralizing antibody titres afterwards. Give immune globulin when post-exposure prophylaxis is needed.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Should I take them at different times of day?
- Does the dose of either medicine need to change?
- Is there anything I should avoid, such as alcohol or certain foods, while on both?
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Other interactions of Etanercept
- Bcg vaccine live + Etanercept Contraindicated
- Etanercept + Golimumab Contraindicated
- Etanercept + Measles mumps and rubella vaccine Contraindicated
- Etanercept + Measles mumps and rubella vaccine live Contraindicated
- Etanercept + Measles mumps rubella and varicella vaccine live Contraindicated
- Etanercept + Measles vaccine Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Etanercept with Rabies vaccine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Etanercept and Rabies vaccine can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken. Modern rabies vaccines are inactivated, so there is no infection risk from the vaccine. Immunosuppression may lower the antibody response. This matters because rabies is almost always fatal once symptoms appear.
How serious is the interaction between Etanercept and Rabies vaccine?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Give the vaccine or post-exposure prophylaxis as indicated without delay, and check rabies neutralizing antibody titres afterwards. Give immune globulin when post-exposure prophylaxis is needed.
What other medicines interact with Etanercept?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Etanercept with, for example, Bcg vaccine live, Golimumab, Measles mumps and rubella vaccine. The full list is on the Etanercept page.
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