Drug details

Afluria (influenza virus vaccine)

type of Vaccines, Inactivated, Viral

Afluria (influenza virus vaccine) is a "killed virus" vaccine used to prevent infection caused by the influenza virus. The vaccine is redeveloped each year to contain specific strains of inactivated (killed) flu virus recommended by public health officials for that year.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• headache,
• joint pain,
• fever,
• chills,
• weakness, or
• fatigue,
• muscle aches, 
• tired feeling,
• fussiness or crying in children.

The following drugs are related to Afluria, either as a replacement or used together:

• Afluria Quadrivalent 2016 (afluria quadrivalent 2016)
• Afluria Quadrivalent 2020 (2020 influenza vaccine suspension for intramuscular injection)
• Fluzone Highdose (flu vaccine)
• Fluad (influenza virus vaccine, surface antigen, inactivated, adjuvanted with mf59c.1)
• Fluarix (influenza virus vaccine)
• Fluarix Quadrivalent 2018-2019 (influenza vaccine)
• Flublok Quadrivalent 2018-2019 (influenza vaccine)
• Flucelvax Quadrivalent 2016-2017 Formula (influenza vaccine)
• Flulaval (influenza virus vaccine)
• Flumadine (rimantadine)
• FluMist (influenza virus vaccine)
• FluMist 2022-2023 Formula (influenza vaccine live, intranasal intranasal spray)
• Fluvirin (influenza virus vaccine)
• Fluzone (influenza virus vaccine)
• Fluzone Intradermal Quadrivalent (influenza vaccine)
• Fluzone Quadrivalent 2016-2017 Formula (influenza vaccine)
• Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate)
• Relenza (zanamivir)

The following supplements are related to Afluria, and may be used together with the drug:

• N-Acetyl Cysteine (s.)
• Elderberry (s.)