Prevnar
Active Ingredient(s): Pneumococcal Vaccine, PolyvalentCategory: Vaccination
Prevnar Overview
Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV)—known as Pneumovax 23 (PPV-23)—is the first pneumococcal vaccine derived from a capsular polysaccharide, and an important landmark in medical history. The polysaccharide antigens were used to induce type-specific antibodies that enhanced opsonization, phagocytosis, and killing of Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcal) bacteria by phagocytic immune cells. The pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine is widely used in high-risk adults.[...
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Recent Prevnar Forums: 
Problem with vildagliptin
I have been taking vildagliptin sometimes with metformin and sometimes alone in the morning after breakfast. I have been facing serious headache. On contacting doctor stopped to take this medicines. But still the headache exists. I want to know for howmany days this headache remains and what should I do.???
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I have been taking vildagliptin sometimes with metformin and sometimes alone in the morning after breakfast. I have been facing serious headache. On contacting doctor stopped to take this medicines. But still the headache exists. I want to know for howmany days this headache remains and what should I do.???
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Possible Dosages for this and Related Drugs:
Pneumococcal Vaccine, Polyvalent
- Injection: 25mcg/isolate, Combo
NDC Database Records for Prevnar: (1 result)
Sorted by National Drug Code- 0005-1970 Prevnar Intramuscular Injection, Suspension by Wyeth Pharmaceutical Division of Wyeth Holdings Corporation, a Subsidiary of Pfizer Inc.
Other drugs which contain Pneumococcal Vaccine, Polyvalent or a similar ingredient: (2 results)
- PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE, POLYVALENT
- PNEUMOVAX 23 Pneumococcal Vaccine, Polyvalent