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Gardasil (quadrivalent human papillomavirus (types 6, 11, 16, 18) recombinant vaccine) is used to prevent genital warts and cervical/vaginal cancers caused by certain types of HPV (types 6, 11, 16, and 18) in girls and young women ages 9 through 26. Gardasil vaccine is also used to prevent genital warts caused by HPV types 6 and 11 in boys and young men ages 9 through 26. It is a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. Common side effects include redness, itching, swelling, bruising, and pain at the injection site. Fever may also occur.
Gardasil should be administered by a doctor as an intramuscular injection as a 0.5-mL dose in 3 separate doses. The first dose is administered at the patient's convenience, the second dose two months after the first dose, and the third dose six months after the first dose. Gardasil may interact with an oral, nasal, inhaled, or injectable steroid medicine, chemotherapy or radiation, medications to treat psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, or other autoimmune disorders, or medicines to treat or prevent organ transplant rejection. Tell your doctor all medications you are taking. The Gardasil vaccine is not recommended for use during pregnancy. It is not known if this drug passes into breast milk. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.
Our Gardasil (quadrivalent human papillomavirus (types 6, 11, 16, 18) recombinant vaccine) Drug Center provides a comprehensive view of available drug information as well as related drugs, user reviews, supplements, and diseases and conditions articles.
What is Prescribing information?
The FDA package insert formatted in easy-to-find categories for health professionals and clinicians.
GARDASIL (quadrivalent human papillomavirus (types 6, 11, 16, 18) recombinant vaccine) ®1 is a vaccine indicated in girls and women 9 through 26 years of age for the prevention of the following diseases caused by Human Papillomavirus (HPV) types included in the vaccine:
And the following precancerous or dysplastic lesions caused by HPV types 6, 11, 16, and 18:
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What is Patient information?
Easy-to-read and understand detailed drug information and pill images for the patient or caregiver from Cerner Multum.
You should not receive a booster vaccine if you have had a life-threatening allergic reaction after the first shot.
Becoming infected with HPV is much more dangerous to your health than receiving the vaccine to protect against it. However, like any medicine, this vaccine can cause side effects but the risk of serious side effects is extremely low.
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
You may feel faint after receiving this vaccine. Your doctor ma...
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What is Consumer information?
A concise overview of the drug for the patient or caregiver from First DataBank.
This medication does not protect against all types of HPV, only the types in the vaccine. It is used to prevent the diseases and will not treat active anal/cerv...
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