Drug details

Ipol (poliovirus vaccine inactivated)

type of Vaccines, Inactivated, Viral, Vaccines, Travel

Ipol (poliovirus vaccine inactivated) is a vaccine used to help prevent the disease polio in children. Ipol works by exposing you to a small dose of the bacteria or a protein from the bacteria, which causes the body to develop immunity to the disease.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• joint pain,
• fever,
• tiredness,
• drowsiness,
• irritability,
• vomiting.
• injection site reactions (redness, swelling, tenderness, pain, or a lump),
  
• body aches, or

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

• Vaxelis (diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis adsorbed, inactivated poliovirus, haemophilus b conjugate [meningococcal protein conjugate] and hepatitis b [recombinant] vaccine)