Gardasil
PATIENT INFORMATION
Information for the Patient, Parent, or Guardian
The health care provider should inform the patient, parent, or guardian that vaccination does not substitute for routine cervical cancer screening. Women who receive GARDASIL should continue to undergo cervical cancer screening per standard of care.
The health care provider should provide the vaccine information required to be given with each vaccination to the patient, parent, or guardian.
The health care provider should inform the patient, parent, or guardian of the benefits and risks associated with vaccination. For risks associated with vaccination, see PRECAUTIONS and ADVERSE REACTIONS.
GARDASIL is not recommended for use in pregnant women.
The health care provider should inform the patient, parent, or guardian of the importance of completing the immunization series unless contraindicated.
Patients, parents, or guardians should be instructed to report any adverse reactions to their health care provider.
Generic Name: Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus (Types 6, 11, 16, 18) Recombinant Vaccine
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