Manufacturer: Biomed Pharmaceuticals
Salt Composition : Meningococcal Vaccine(Group A, C, Y & W-135)
Bi Meningo Vaccine is recommended in children, adolescents, and adults to prevent invasive meningococcal disease. The use of this vaccine should be in accordance with official recommendations. It is given by a healthcare professional and should not be self-administered. It is important to receive all the doses of the vaccine to be effective.
Bi Meningo Vaccine contains Meningococcal Polysaccharide A & C Vaccine which helps develop immunity by initiating a mild infection. This type of infection does not cause illness but stimulates the body's immune system to produce antibodies (proteins) to protect against any future infections.
Meningococcal polysaccharide diphtheria conjugate vaccine is an active immunizing agent used to prevent infection by certain groups of meningococcal bacteria. The vaccine works by causing your body to produce its own protection (antibodies) against the bacteria.Lactose is a disaccharide consisting of galactose bound to glucose and is of key importance in animal life as the main source of calories from milk of all mammals, all except the sea lion. Intestinal absorption of lactose requires hydrolysis to its component monosaccharides by the brush-border enzyme lactase.
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them
Common side effects of Bi Meningo
Injection site reactions (pain, swelling, redness)
Fever
Headache
Vomiting
Hypersensitivity to Bi Meningo Vaccine is a contraindication. In addition, Bi Meningo Vaccine should not be used if you have the following conditions:
Acute infections
Allergic reactions
More than 25 mg of oral dose
Information regarding the use of Bi Meningo Vaccine during pregnancy is not available. Please consult your doctor.
It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Bi Meningo Vaccine. Please consult your doctor.
Information regarding the use of Bi Meningo Vaccine during breastfeeding is not available. Please consult your doctor.
Use with caution Below 9years: Contraindicated
Bi Meningo Vaccine is used to prevent meningococcal disease. It is recommended in regions of endemic infection, travelers to countries with epidemic meningococcal disease, or in people living in close contact with patients/carriers of Meningococcal Group A & C.
If you use other drugs or over the counter products at the same time, the effects of Bi Meningo Vaccine may change. This may increase your risk for side-effects or cause your drug not to work properly. Tell your doctor about all the drugs, vitamins, and herbal supplements you are using, so that you doctor can help you prevent or manage drug interactions. Bi Meningo Vaccine may interact with the following drugs and products:
Alefacept
Altretamine
Leflunomide
Melphalan
Nelarabine
Ofatumumab
Rilonacept
Triamcinolone
Kindly do not self administer.
Store in a refrigerator (2 - 8°C). Do not freeze.
If you miss a dose of Bi Meningo Vaccine, please consult your doctor.
Consult a doctor before taking any medicines.
Bi Meningo Vaccine is given to protect against meningococcal disease.
Immunity is conferred for three years after administration of single dose of Bi Meningo Vaccine.
If you are severely ill, you should probably wait until you recover. Your doctor can advise you on this.
You can apply ice pack on the injection site if you experience pain and redness.
Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.
