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DRUG NAME CLASSIFICATION MECHANISM INDICATION CONTRAINDICATION ADVERSE REACTION NURISNG
OF ACTION RESPONSIBILITIES
Generic Name: Vaccines, Hepatitis B 1. Those who may be 1. Known redness, swelling, or 1. Additional doses may be
Hepatitis B Vaccine Inactivated, Viral vaccines exposed to blood or hypersensitivity to any itching at the injection site required for individuals
(Recombivax HB, blood products at components of the a purple spot or lump at with a suppressed
Brand Name: Engerix-B) are work such as health vaccine, or to a the injection site immune system.
Energix B, Recombivax used to prevent care workers. previous dose headache 2. Correct cold chain vaccine
HB hepatitis B dizziness storage should be
infection, a 2. Abusers of injectable 2. Acute febrile illness fatigue ensured.
Route: serious liver drugs. irritability or agitation, 3. The injection site batch
Vastuslateralis infection caused 3. Individuals with a especially in children number and expiry date
by the hepatitis B 3. People with a history of allergic should be recorded in the
sore throat
virus (HBV). number of sexual reactions to any of the patient record.
runny or stuffy nose
partners. vaccine’s
components. fever of 100ºF or higher
4. Homosexual men. nausea
4. Neither pregnancy nor
5. Hemodialysis lactation is a Adverse Effects:
patients or those contraindication for
receiving certain use of this vaccine. back pain
blood products.
5. A child with a history blurred vision or other
6. People with chronic of a severe allergic vision changes
liver disease or reaction (e.g.
hepatitis C. generalized urticaria, chills
difficulty in breathing,
7. People in close swelling of the mouth confusion
contact with a and throat,
constipation
hepatitis B carrier or hypertension, shock)
with an infected to a previous diarrhea
person. 6. dose of hepatitis B
vaccine should not difficulty
8. Staff and residents of receive another dose.
breathing or swallowing
homes.
faintness or
9. Inmates and staff in
prisons. lightheadedness when
getting up suddenly from a
10. Travelers intending lying or sitting position
to stay for long
periods in areas hives or welts that occur
where the hepatitis B
incidence is high. days or weeks after
receiving the vaccine