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Suggest Shingles Vaccination When Allergic To Neomycin
My doctor has recommended the shingles vaccine for me, but I have had a severe allergic reaction to antibiotics with mycin) in the name of the drug. I cannot use a Z-Pack, for example, but use drugs such as Cipro instead for antibiotic usage. Doesn t the shingles vaccine pose a problem for those allergic to neomycin?
Mon, 5 Jan 2015
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There are certain contraindications to the use of the shingles vaccine, this means certain situations in which the medication cannot be used.
These are : (1) history of allergy to neomycin or gelatin
(2)suppressed immune system eg HIV, cancer or on immune
There is no history of cross reaction to z pak but if you have a history of allergy to neomycin then it should not be used.
I hope this helps
There are certain contraindications to the use of the shingles vaccine, this means certain situations in which the medication cannot be used.
These are : (1) history of allergy to neomycin or gelatin
(2)suppressed immune system eg HIV, cancer or on immune
There is no history of cross reaction to z pak but if you have a history of allergy to neomycin then it should not be used.
I hope this helps
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