Mumps virus vaccine, live Subcutaneous

Dosing

The dose of mumps virus vaccine, live will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of mumps virus vaccine, live. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so.

The amount of medicine that you take depends on the strength of the medicine. Also, the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, and the length of time you take the medicine depend on the medical problem for which you are using the medicine.

• For injection dosage form:
  • For prevention of mumps:
    • Adults and children 12 months of age and older—One dose injected under the skin.
    • Children up to 12 months of age—Use is not recommended.

If someone has overdosed and has serious symptoms such as passing out or trouble breathing, call 911. Otherwise, call a poison control center right away. US residents can call their local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. Canada residents can call a provincial poison control center.

Notes

Missed Dose

Consult your pharmacist.

Storage

Consult your pharmacist.

Do not flush medications down the toilet or pour them into a drain unless instructed to do so. Properly discard this product when it is expired or no longer needed. Consult your pharmacist or local waste disposal company for more details about how to safely discard your product.

Information last revised July 2016. Copyright(c) 2016 First Databank, Inc.

Applies to mumps virus vaccine: subcutaneous powder for injection

Local

Local side effects have included burning/stinging at the injection site and wheal and flare.[Ref]

Hypersensitivity

Hypersensitivity reactions have included anaphylaxis, anaphylactoid reactions, angioneurotic edema (including peripheral or facial edema), and bronchial spasm.[Ref]

Cardiovascular

Cardiovascular side effects have included vasculitis.[Ref]

Dermatologic

Dermatologic side effects have included Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, erythema multiforme, and urticaria.[Ref]

Endocrine

Endocrine side effects have included diabetes mellitus.[Ref]

Genitourinary

Genitourinary side effects have included orchitis.[Ref]

Gastrointestinal

Gastrointestinal side effects have included pancreatitis; diarrhea, and parotitis.[Ref]

Hematologic

Hematologic side effects have included thrombocytopenia, purpura, lymphadenopathy, and leukocytosis.[Ref]

Nervous system

Nervous system side effects have included encephalitis, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), febrile seizures, ocular palsies, and aseptic meningitis.[Ref]

Although a causal relationship between the Urabe strain of mumps vaccine and aseptic meningitis has been shown, there are no data that associate the currently used Jeryl Lynn vaccine strain to aseptic meningitis.[Ref]

Ocular

Ocular side effects have included optic neuritis, papillitis, retrobulbar neuritis, and conjunctivitis.[Ref]

Respiratory

Respiratory side effects have included cough and rhinitis.[Ref]

Other

Otic side effects have included nerve deafness and otitis media.[Ref]

Other side effects have included fever, syncope, and irritability.

Fatalities have been reported following administration of the polyvalent measles/mumps/rubella vaccine; however, causality has not been determined.

Health care providers should report any allergic or unusual adverse reactions to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) at 1-800-822-7967 (USA) and the manufacturer.[Ref]

A postmarketing surveillance study in Finland during 1982 to 1993 with 1.5 million pediatric and adult vaccinees (measles/mumps/rubella vaccine) reported no deaths or permanent sequelae.[Ref]

Some side effects of mumps virus vaccine may not be reported. Always consult your doctor or healthcare specialist for medical advice. You may also report side effects to the FDA.