DRUGS AFFECTING THE IMMUNE

SYSTEM

GROUP 5:
PARAS PENULIAR PEREZ
QUIROZ RELEVO ROALES
ROBRIGADO
 IMMUNOLOGIC AGENTS:

• Immunologic agents are drugs that can modify

the immune response, either by enhancing or suppressing
the immune system. They are used to fight infections, prevent
and treat certain diseases.
 CLASSIFIC ATION OF DRUGS ACCORDING TO
THEIR IMMUNE RESPONSE:

IMMUNOSUPPRESANTS: IMMUNOSTIMULANTS:
• Disease-modifying anti- • Chemokine receptor
rheumatic drugs
(DMARDs) • Immune response modifiers
(IRM)
• Immunomodulating drugs
(sphingosine 1-phosphate • Interferons
receptor modulator) • Vaccines
• T-cells activation inhibitors
• TNF binding proteins
 IMMUNOSUPPRESANTS:

• Immunosuppressant drugs are a class of drugs that

suppress, or reduce, the strength of the body's
immune system.
 IMMUNOSTIMULANTS:

• •Immunostimulants are substances (drugs and

nutrients) that stimulate the immune system by
inducing activation or increasing activity of any
of its components.
 VACCINES

• Also known as biologicals and immunizations.

• They are used to stimulate the production of antibodies, to
provide pre-formed antibodies to facilitate an immune
reaction, or to react specifically with the toxins produced
by an invading pathogen or venins.
• The particular vaccine that is used depends on the possible
exposure a person will have to a particular disease;
Bacterial, Toxoids, and Viral vaccines.
EXAMPLES OF BACTERIAL VACCINES:
EXAMPLES OF TOXOIDS:
EXAMPLES OF VIRAL VACCINES:
 ADVERSE AND SIDE EFFECTS:

• Adverse effects of vaccines are associated with the immune or

inflammatory reaction that is being stimulated:
• moderate fever, rash, malaise, chills, fretfulness, drowsiness,
anorexia, vomiting, and irritability. Pain, redness, swelling, and even
nodule formation at the injection site are also common. In rare
instances, severe hypersensitivity reactions have been reported.
 NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain emergency equipment on standby, including

epinephrine.
• Arrange for supportive care and comfort measures for flu-like
symptoms (rest, environmental control, acetaminophen) and for
injection discomfort (local heat application, anti-inflammatories,
resting arm)
• Provide thorough patient teaching, including measures to avoid
adverse effects, warning signs of problems, and the need to keep
a written record of immunizations.