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Bacillus of calmette and guerin vaccine, live Intravesical and Immunodeficiency

Generic Name: bcg
Dosage Forms: n.a.
Other Brand Names: Tice BCG Live, Tice BCG Vaccine, Theracys 3, TheraCys , BCG vaccine , Tice BCG

Result of checking the interaction of drug Bacillus of calmette and guerin vaccine, live Intravesical and disease Immunodeficiency for safety when used together.

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Bacillus of calmette and guerin vaccine, live Intravesical <> Immunodeficiency

Relevance: 23.07.2019 Reviewer: Shkutko P.M., M.D., in

When checking interaction based on authoritative sources Drugs.com, Rxlist.com, Webmd.com, Medscape.com there are contraindications or side effects that may cause harm or increase the negative effect from drug use in presence of concomitant diseases.

Consumer:

The use of BCG vaccine is contraindicated in patients with congenital or acquired immunodeficiency, including those with severe combined immunodeficiency, hypogammaglobulinemia or agammaglobulinemia, HIV infection, altered immune states (due to diseases such as leukemia, lymphoma, or generalized malignancy), or immunosuppression due to drug or other treatments (e.g., corticosteroids, alkylating agents, antimetabolites, or radiation). BCG vaccine contains live bacteria. The absence of immune competence may potentiate the replication of vaccine virus and cause a systemic BCG infection, which has been fatal in some cases. In addition, when used for immunization against tuberculosis, serum antibody response may be compromised. BCG vaccine should also not be administered to anyone with a family history of congenital or hereditary immunodeficiency until the individual's immune status can be assessed and is determined to be adequate.

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