Synflorix Pre Filled Syringe 0.5Ml Suspension For Injection

• Synflorix vaccine protects babies and young children, aged 6 weeks to 5 years, from serious illnesses caused by specific strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria. These illnesses include severe infections such as sepsis, meningitis, pneumonia, and bacteraemia.
• It helps prevent acute otitis media, which is a sudden ear infection, including those caused by Non-Typeable Haemophilus influenzae.

• If you are allergic to any of the ingredients in the vaccine.
• If you are allergic to the carrier proteins used in the vaccine.
• If you have a severe illness with a high fever. However, a minor illness like a cold should not usually prevent vaccination.

• Redness at the injection site.
• Pain at the injection site.
• Irritability.

Other General Warnings

• You have kidney disease, or have had a kidney transplant, or liver disease.
• You have a history of severe allergic reactions to injectable vaccines.
• You were born very prematurely (at or before 28 weeks of pregnancy), as you may be at risk of breathing pauses (apnoea) after vaccination.
• You are scheduled to receive Synflorix and have a bleeding disorder or low platelet count, as bleeding might occur after injection.
• You have a weakened immune system due to illness, medication, or HIV infection.
• You are 2 years of age or older and are prone to fainting after injections.
• You are at high risk of pneumococcal disease and are recommended to receive both Synflorix and the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine.

• Synflorix is given by injection into a muscle (intramuscular injection). For infants, the preferred site is the upper thigh. For young children, it's usually the upper arm.
• The number of doses your child needs depends on their age when they start the vaccination course and whether they were born prematurely or have certain health conditions. Your doctor will follow the official vaccination recommendations for your child's age and situation.

• Keep Synflorix in the refrigerator between +2°C and +8°C.
• Do not freeze the vaccine.
• Store it in its original packaging to protect it from light.
• Keep it out of reach of children.

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Interactions with other medicines

• Tell your doctor if your child is taking any medications, especially those that weaken the immune system (immunosuppressants), as these might affect how well the vaccine works.
• Giving fever-reducing medicine (like paracetamol or ibuprofen) just before or right after vaccination might reduce the chance and intensity of fever.
• Fever-reducing medicine is recommended for: All children who receive Synflorix concurrently with vaccines containing whole-cell pertussis (whooping cough) are at a higher risk of developing a fever, particularly those with a history of seizures triggered by fever.
• Always follow your doctor's or local guidelines for treating fever after vaccination.