Re: Flu jab 2018 booked
Originally Posted by
Pesta
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I got my letter today.
'Offering
Fluad to all pts aged 65 as this has shown to be the most effective for this age group.
FYI the better to make an informed decision
FLUAD
Information from the packet insert
https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/9223/smpc
"Fluad may contain traces of eggs such as ovalbumin or chicken proteins, kanamycin and neomycin sulphate, formaldehyde, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), barium sulphate and hydrocortisone, which are used during the manufacturing process"
"Anxiety-related reactions, including vasovagal reactions (syncope), hyperventilation or stress-related reactions, can occur following, or even before, any vaccination as a psychogenic response to the needle injection. This can be accompanied by several neurological signs such as transient visual disturbance, paraesthesia and tonic-clonic limb movements during recovery. It is important that procedures are in place to avoid injury from faints"
"Antibody response in patients with endogenous or iatrogenic immunosuppression may be insufficient"
"A protective response may not be elicited in all vaccinees. "
"No clinical data on concomitant administration with other vaccines are available."
"If Fluad needs to be used at the same time as another vaccine, immunisation should be carried out on separate limbs. It should be noted that the adverse reactions may be intensified. "
"A higher frequency of some solicited systemic reactions has been reported in subjects vaccinated with trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine and pneumococcal vaccine compared with trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine alone."
"The immunological response may be diminished if the patient is undergoing immunosuppressant treatment."
"Following influenza vaccination, false positive results in serology tests using the ELISA method to detect antibodies against HIV1, hepatitis C and especially HTLV1 have been observed."
"Undesirable effects: A higher incidence of mild post-immunisation reactions has been reported with Fluad compared to non-adjuvanted influenza vaccines."
The following undesirable effects have been observed during clinical trials:
Very Common: Headache, Myalgia, Tenderness, pain at injection site, fatigue
Common: Nausea, Diarrhoea, Vomiting, Sweating, Arthralgia, Fever, malaise, shivering
Adverse reactions reported from post marketing surveillance are
Thrombocytopenia (some very rare cases were severe with platelet counts less than 5,000 per mm3), lymphadenopathy
Asthenia, Influenza-Like Illness (ILI).
Extensive swelling of injected limb lasting more than one week, injection-site cellulitis-like reaction (some cases of swelling, pain and redness extending more than 10 cm and lasting more than one week).
Allergic reactions including anaphylactic shock (in rare cases), anaphylaxis and angioedema
Pain in the extremity, muscular weakness.
Encephalomyelitis, Guillain-Barré Syndrome, convulsions, neuritis, neuralgia, paraesthesia, syncope, presyncope.
Generalised skin reactions including erythema multiforme, urticaria, pruritus or non-specific rash
Vasculitis with transient renal involvement
Lovely stuff ! Everything a growing boy/girl needs !