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ANTIRABIES VACCINE : Use, What is Rabies ?, Benefits of Antirabies Vaccine, Common side effects, How Antirabies Vaccine works?, Interactions with other drugs

 

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ANTIRABIES VACCINE

Use : Prevention of rabies

What is Rabies ?

Pharmacy Rabies is a deadly disease caused by a virus. It spread to people from the saliva of infected animals through an animal bite (ex.-from stray dogs) . 

Benefits of Antirabies Vaccine :

It is given to people who are at higher risk of coming in contact with virus like -

1. Veterinarians

2. Hunters

3. Animal keepers 

 4. Butchers Vision

5. Personnel in rabies research laboratories

6. To those people who visit areas in which rabies is endemic

Common side effects :-

1. Pain

2. Joint Pain

3. Swelling of lymph nodes

4. Injection site ředness

5. Injection site swelling

How Antirabies  Vaccine works?

1. It is an inactivated vaccine

2. It helps to develop immunity by forming antibodies. sion

3. Antibodies are proteins that protect against infection caused by viruses.

Interactions with other drugs :

1. Mycophenolate mofetil (Immunosuppressant)

2. Azathioprine (Immunosuppressant)

3. Cyclophosphamide (Anticancer drug)

4. Mercaptopurine (Anticancer drug)



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