Drug details
Pneumovax 23 (pneumococcal vaccine polyvalent)
type of Vaccines, Inactivated, Bacterial
Pneumovax 23 (Pneumococcal Vaccine Polyvalent) is a vaccine that helps protect against serious infection, such as ear infection, sinus infection, pneumonia, blood infection (bacteremia), and meningitis (infection of the covering of the brain) due to the bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae. Pneumovax 23 vaccine is important for preventing infection in individuals at risk, including those with heart disease, lung disease, liver disease, kidney disease, diabetes, alcoholism, cirrhosis, spleen problems, sickle cell anemia, HIV, certain cancers, adults over 65 years of age.
The drug is often used to treat Cirrhosis , Diabetes , HIV , Liver disease , Meningitis , Pneumonia .
This drug may have the following side effects:
- nausea,
- headache,
- vomiting,
- weakness,
- fever,
- chills,
- skin rash.
- injection site reactions (pain, soreness, warmth, redness, swelling, tenderness, hard lump),
- muscle or joint aches or pain,
- stiffness of the arm or the leg where the vaccine was injected,
- fatigue, or
The following drugs are related to Pneumovax 23, either as a replacement or used together:
- Duricef (Brand Name is Discontinued) (cefadroxil)
- Maxipime (cefepime hydrochloride for injection)
- Suprax (cefixime)
- Comvax (haemophilus b conjugate and hepatitis b vaccine)
- Primaxin IM (imipenem and cilastatin)
- Primaxin I.V. (imipenem and cilastatin for injection)
- MenHibrix (meningococcal groups c and y and haemophilus b tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine)
- Nebupent (pentamidine isethionate)
- Prevnar 13 (pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate vaccine [diphtheria crm197 protein] suspension for intramuscular injection)
- Vaxneuvance (pneumococcal 15-valent conjugate vaccine for injection)
- Prevnar 20 (pneumococcal 20-valent conjugate vaccine for injection)
- Prevnar (pneumococcal 7-valent conjugate)