Drug details

FluMist (influenza virus vaccine)

type of Vaccines, Live, Viral

FluMist (influenza vaccine live, intranasal) is a vaccine sprayed into the nose to help protect against the flu.

This drug may have the following side effects:
  • headache,
  • vomiting,
  • cough,
  • sore throat,
  • runny or stuffy nose,
  • tiredness,
  • muscle pain,
  • fatigue,
  • irritability,
  • low fever,
  • chills, or
  • achiness.
The following drugs are related to FluMist, either as a replacement or used together:
  • Afluria (influenza virus vaccine)
  • Afluria Quadrivalent 2016 (afluria quadrivalent 2016)
  • Afluria Quadrivalent 2020 (2020 influenza vaccine suspension for intramuscular injection)
  • Symmetrel (amantadine hydrochloride)
  • Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil)
  • Vaxelis (diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis adsorbed, inactivated poliovirus, haemophilus b conjugate [meningococcal protein conjugate] and hepatitis b [recombinant] vaccine)
  • Fluzone Highdose (flu vaccine)
  • Fluad (influenza virus vaccine, surface antigen, inactivated, adjuvanted with mf59c.1)
  • Fluarix (influenza virus vaccine)
  • Fluarix Quadrivalent 2021-2022 (influenza virus vaccine)
  • Flublok (influenza vaccine for intramuscular injection)
  • Flublok Quadrivalent 2018-2019 (influenza vaccine)
  • Flublok Quadrivalent 2020-2021 (influenza vaccine)
  • Flucelvax (influenza virus vaccine for injection)
  • Flucelvax Quadrivalent 2016-2017 Formula (influenza vaccine)
  • Flulaval (influenza virus vaccine)
  • Flumadine (rimantadine)
  • FluMist 2018-2019 Formula (influenza vaccine intranasal)
  • 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 FluMist, and may be used together with the drug:
  • N-Acetyl Cysteine (s.)
  • Elderberry (s.)