Drug details

Vaqta (hepatitis a vaccine, inactivated)

type of Vaccines, Inactivated, Viral, Vaccines, Travel

Vaqta [Hepatitis A Vaccine, Inactivated] is a vaccine made from whole, killed hepatitis A virus used to help prevent infection from the hepatitis A virus.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• hives,
• difficulty breathing,
• swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
• extreme drowsiness,
• fainting, and
• high fever (within a few hours or a few days after the vaccine)

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

• Hepsera (adefovir dipivoxil)
• Baraclude (entecavir)
• BayHep B (hepatitis b immune globulin (human))
• Viekira XR (dasabuvir, ombitasvir, paritaprevir, and ritonavir extended-release tablets)
• Engerix-B (hepatitis b vaccine recombinant)
• gamaSTAN (immune globulin (human) for injection)
• Nabi-HB (hepatitis b vaccine recombinant)
• Heplisav B (hepatitis b vaccine solution for intramuscular injection)
• Tyzeka (telbivudine)

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

• Taurine (s.)
• Schisandra (s.)