• This medicine does not mix well with many medicines. Serious reactions may occur. Check all medicines with healthcare provider.
• Do not give this medicine to a child younger than 1 year old.
• If you have an allergy to rubella virus vaccine.
• Tell healthcare provider if you are allergic to any medicine. Make sure to tell about the allergy and how it affected you. This includes telling about rash; hives; itching; shortness of breath; wheezing; cough; swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat; or any other symptoms involved.
• If you have any of the following conditions: Bone cancer, high fever, or untreated tuberculosis.
• If you have a weak immune system.
• If you recently had a blood transfusion or received an immune globulin.
• If you have had a transplant.
• If you already had German measles.
• If you are pregnant or may be pregnant.
• Rubella vaccine helps the body develop antibodies to the rubella virus and protect against infection.
• This medicine is given as a shot into the fatty part of the skin.
• The first shot is usually given to children between 12 and 15 months of age and a second shot is given between 4 and 6 years of age.
• This medicine may be given to adults who never had German measles or the vaccine.
• Change in condition being treated. Is it better, worse, or about the same?
• Side effects. Some side effects may occur up to 2 weeks after the shot. Report them to healthcare provider.
• This medicine will be given to you in a healthcare setting. You will not store it at home.
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• If you have a life-threatening allergy, wear allergy identification at all times.
• Keep a list of all your medicines (prescription, natural products, supplements, vitamins, over-the-counter) with you. Give this list to healthcare provider (doctor, nurse, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, physician assistant).
• Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or in Canada to Health Canada's Canada Vigilance Program at 1-866-234-2345.
• Most medicines can be thrown away in household trash after mixing with coffee grounds or kitty litter and sealing in a plastic bag.
• Talk with healthcare provider before starting any new medicine, including over-the-counter, natural products, or vitamins.
• Check medicines with healthcare provider. This medicine may not mix well with other medicines.
• Use birth control that you can trust to prevent pregnancy while taking this medicine and for 1 month after getting this vaccine.
• Tell healthcare provider if you are breast-feeding.
• All serious side effects to this vaccine must be reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System. Ask your healthcare provider to file the report. You may also call to file a report at 1-800-822-7967.
• A federal program is available to help care for you if you are harmed by this vaccine. If you have a serious reaction to this vaccine, call 1-800-338-2382 for information about this program.
• Irritation where the shot is given.
• Stiffness.
• If you suspect an overdose, call your local poison control center or emergency department immediately.
• Signs of a life-threatening reaction. These include wheezing; chest tightness; fever; itching; bad cough; blue skin color; fits; or swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Fast heartbeat.
• Severe dizziness or passing out.
• Hives.
• Weakness.
• Any rash.
• No improvement in condition or feeling worse.
