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Immunizations
Medications affecting the immune system
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Pharmacology
Undergraduate 3
02/03/2011

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When is the Hep B vaccine contraindicated?
Definition

When a client has a history of anaphylactic reactions.

When the client has an allergy to Bakers Yeast

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What are the adverse effects of the MMR vaccine?
Definition
Local reactions and anaphylaxis including thrombocytopenia
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When is the MMR vaccine contraindicated?
Definition
Pregnant women, clients who have a history of thrombocytopenia, clients with advanced HIV, in clients who have received blood products
Term
When is the Hep B vaccine given?
Definition
At birth, 1-2 mo. and 6-18 mo. 
Term
When is the MMR vaccine given?
Definition
12-15 mo. and 4-6 years
Term
When is the inactivated poliovirus vaccine IVP given?
Definition
Doses at 2,4, 6, and 18 mo. and at 4-6 years
Term
How often should an adult get the influenza vaccine?
Definition
One dose annually after age 50
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How often should the PPV vaccine be given?
Definition
One dose at age 65 and then every 6-8 years
Term
Who should receive the meningitis vaccine?
Definition
Students entering college and living in dormitories
Term
When should the tetanus booster be updated?
Definition
Every 10 years
Term
What does the influenza vaccine pose a small risk of?
Definition
Gullain Barre syndrome
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When is the influenza vaccine contraindicated?
Definition
The influenza vaccine is contraindicated during stages of acute febrile illness, or if an allergy to eggs is present
Term
Where should immunizations be given?
Definition
In the deltoid muscle
Term
What are Gamma Globulin's (IgG) used for?
Definition
Immunodeficiency syndrome , Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Bone marrow transplantation, Hep A and B exposure , Measles, Rubella, and chickenpox exposure
Term
What are immunostimulants used for?
Definition
Hairy cell leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, malignant melanoma, Kaposi's sarcoma
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Name 2 common immunostimulants.
Definition
Interferon Alfa & Aldesleukin
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What are common side effects of immunostimulants?
Definition
Flu-like symptoms, Bone marrow suppression, alopecia, cardiotoxicity, and neurotoxicity, hypotension
Term
What medications should not be given concurrently with immunostimulants?
Definition
Theophylline, Retrovir, and antihypertensives
Term
What are some common immunosuppressants?
Definition
cyclosporine, prednisone, Imuran methotrexate
Term
What are immunosuppresants used for?
Definition

They are used for the treatment of autoimmune disorders

Immunosuppressants are used to prevent organ rejection in transplant clients. They require lifelong therapy

Term
What are some common side effects of immunosuppressants?
Definition
Teratogenesis, increased risk of infection, nephrotoxicity, osteoporosis, adrenal insufficiency, fluid retention, bone marrow depression
Term
Cyclosporine (immunosuppressant) is contraindicated when?
Definition
When the client is pregnant, with recent vaccinations, with recent contact or active infection of chicken pox or herpes zoster
Term
What drugs/food should not be taken with cyclosporine (immunosupressant)?
Definition
PHytoin, phenobarbitol, ketoconazole, erythromycin, amphotericin B, NSAIDS and grapefruit juice
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What drugs/food should not be taken with glucocorticoids?
Definition
Potassium-depleting diuretics, NSAIDs and Glucocorticoids
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What drug should not be taken with azathioprine?
Definition
Allopurinol
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