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Measles vaccine + Mycophenolate mofetil

Gravidade: Contraindicada

Measles vaccine and Mycophenolate mofetil: contraindicated interaction.

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Resumo

Measles vaccine is live attenuated and can cause disseminated vaccine-strain infection in patients with significant immunosuppression. Mycophenolate may also reduce the immune response.

O que esta interação significa em palavras simples

Measles vaccine and Mycophenolate mofetil are not normally used together. Taking them at the same time is expected to cause harm or make one of them unsafe, so a different medicine is usually chosen for one of the two.

Nível de evidência: High

Por que acontece

Impaired T and B cell function allows uncontrolled replication of live attenuated virus.

O que fazer

Avoid the vaccine during mycophenolate therapy. Give it at least 4 weeks before starting treatment if possible, and use immunoglobulin prophylaxis after exposure.

O que perguntar ao farmacêutico

  • Is there an alternative to one of these two medicines for me?
  • If both are essential, who is monitoring me and how often?
  • Which symptoms mean I should stop and seek help straight away?

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Perguntas frequentes

Can I take Measles vaccine with Mycophenolate mofetil?

MediHelp rates the interaction as contraindicated. Measles vaccine and Mycophenolate mofetil are not normally used together. Taking them at the same time is expected to cause harm or make one of them unsafe, so a different medicine is usually chosen for one of the two. Measles vaccine is live attenuated and can cause disseminated vaccine-strain infection in patients with significant immunosuppression. Mycophenolate may also reduce the immune response.

How serious is the interaction between Measles vaccine and Mycophenolate mofetil?

MediHelp rates it contraindicated, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Avoid the vaccine during mycophenolate therapy. Give it at least 4 weeks before starting treatment if possible, and use immunoglobulin prophylaxis after exposure.

What other medicines interact with Mycophenolate mofetil?

MediHelp also lists interactions of Mycophenolate mofetil with, for example, Adenovirus types 4 and 7 live, Bcg vaccine live, Influenza virus vaccine quadrivalent intranasal. The full list is on the Mycophenolate mofetil page.

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