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Flulaval
PATIENT INFORMATION
- Inform the vaccine recipient or guardian of the potential benefits and risks of immunization with FLULAVAL.
- Emphasize, when educating vaccine recipients or guardians regarding potential side effects, that (1) FLULAVAL contains non-infectious killed viruses and cannot cause influenza and (2) FLULAVAL is intended to provide protection against illness due to influenza viruses only, and cannot provide protection against all respiratory illness.
- Instruct the vaccine recipient or guardian to report any adverse events to their healthcare provider.
- Inform the vaccine recipient or guardian that safety and efficacy have not been established in pregnant women. Register women who receive FLULAVAL while pregnant in the pregnancy registry by calling 1-888-452-9622.
- Provide the vaccine recipient or guardian Vaccine Information Statements, which are required by the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 to be given prior to immunization. These materials are available free of charge at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website (www.cdc.gov/vaccines).
- Instruct the vaccine recipient or guardian that annual revaccination is recommended.
Last reviewed on RxList: 1/10/2012
This monograph has been modified to include the generic and brand name in many instances.
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