Measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (MMRV) vaccine
Generic name: measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (MMRV) vaccine [ MEE-zels, MUMPS, roo-BEL-a, var-i-SEL-a ]
Brand name: ProQuad
Dosage form: subcutaneous powder for injection (-)
Drug class:Vaccine combinations
What is measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella virus vaccine?
Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella are serious diseases caused by viruses spread from person to person.
Becoming infected with rubella virus (also called German Measles) during pregnancy can result in a miscarriage or serious birth defects.
The measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (MMRV) vaccine is used to help prevent these diseases in children. This vaccine causes your body to develop immunity to the disease. This vaccine will not treat an active infection that has already developed in the body.
MMRV vaccine is for use in children between the ages of 12 months and 12 years old.
Like any vaccine, the MMRV vaccine may not provide protection from disease in every person.
Warnings
Your child should not receive a booster vaccine if he or she had a life threatening allergic reaction after the first shot.
Before taking this medicine
Your child should not receive this vaccine if he or she:
is allergic to gelatin; or
has had a severe allergic reaction to neomycin.
Your child should also not receive this vaccine if he or she has:
a cancer such as leukemia or lymphoma;
a bone marrow or blood cell disorder;
untreated tuberculosis;
a history of severe allergic reaction to eggs; or
severe immune suppression caused by disease (such as cancer, HIV, or AIDS), or by receiving medicines such as certain steroids, chemotherapy or radiation.
Your child can still receive a vaccine if he or she has a minor cold. In the case of a more severe illness with a fever or any type of infection, wait until the child gets better before receiving this vaccine.
If your child has any of these other conditions, this vaccine may need to be postponed or not given at all:
active tuberculosis infection;
a history of brain injury or seizures;
thrombocytopenia purpura (easy bruising or bleeding); or
if you have received an immune globulin or a blood or plasma transfusion within the past 3 months.
Although MMRV vaccine is ...
