Drug Mechanism of Indications Contraindications Side effects & Nursing

action Adverse effects Responsibilities

Generic Name: Used in a post Pre & post  Pre-exposure: Side effects: Minor  Make sure that the
Purified Verocell exposure exposure severe febrile local reactions needle has not
vaccine, prophylaxis immunization infection, acute (pain, erythema, penetrated a blood
rabies (PVRV) regimen that against rabies disease. edema, pruritus and vessel
Purified Verocell includes active  Post-exposure: induration at the  Should not be
vaccine, rabies immunization with No injection point administered in
(PVRV) rabies vaccine and contraindication repeated doses
passive to curative Adverse effects:
Brand Name: immunization with vaccination. CNS: dizziness,
Verorab RIG. RIG provides transient
immediate, paresthesias,
Classifications: temporary rabies neuroparalysis,
Anti-rabies, virus-neutralizing encephalitis,
vaccine, antisera & antibodies until the meningitis,
immunologicals patient has an transient paralysis,
immunologic Guillain-Barre
Dose: response to active syndrome, myelitis,
0.5 mL immunization with retrobulbar neuritis,
rabies vaccine and multiple sclerosis,
Route: produces virus- vertigo, and visual
IM neutralizing disturbance
antibodies CV: palpitations
and hot flush
GI: nausea
Skin: rash,
urticarial
Musculoskeletal:
myalgia, arthralgia,
and monoarthritis
Other: flu-like
symptoms