The Basics
What is Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine, Live?
Used to prevent dengue disease in children ages 9 to 16 with a previous lab-confirmed dengue infection who are living in endemic areas.
Brand names for Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine, Live
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How Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine, Live is classified
Vaccines
Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine, Live During Pregnancy
Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine, Live pregnancy category
Category N/ANote that the FDA has deprecated the use of pregnancy categories, so for some medications, this information isn’t available. We still think it’s useful to list historical info, however, given what a common proxy this has been in the past.
What we know about taking Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine, Live while pregnant
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Taking Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine, Live While Breastfeeding
What are recommendations for lactation if you're taking Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine, Live?
Dengue vaccine is a live, attenuated vaccine indicated for children up to 16 years of age. No information is available on the clinical use of dengue vaccine during breastfeeding. However, the viruses were not detected in the milk of rats given the vaccine. If dengue vaccine is required by the mother, it is not a reason to discontinue breastfeeding.
Maternal / infant drug levels
Dengue vaccine is a live, attenuated vaccine indicated for children up to 16 years of age. No information is available on the clinical use of dengue vaccine during breastfeeding. However, the viruses were not detected in the milk of rats given the vaccine. If dengue vaccine is required by the mother, it is not a reason to discontinue breastfeeding.
Possible effects of Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine, Live on milk supply
Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.
Possible alternatives to Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine, Live
None listed
List of References
Lactation sources: Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed) [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2006-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK501922/None listed
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