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    • MENQUADFI

    • QTY 0.5
    • 10 MCG/0.5
    • VIAL
    • Near  77381

MENINGOCOCCAL ACWY VACCINE (muh nin jeh KOK kul ACWY vak SEEN), or MENINGOCOCCAL CONJUGATE VACCINE (muh nin jeh KOK kul KON juh geyt vak SEEN), reduces the risk of meningitis. It does not treat meningitis. It is still possible to get meningitis after receiving this vaccine, but the symptoms may be less severe or not last as long. It works by helping your immune system learn how to fight off a future infection.


MENQUADFI Lifestyle Interactions

  • Deferiprone 500mg, Oral tablet

    • Interaction: Alcohol
    • Severity: Major
    • Notes for Consumers: Do not drink alcohol while taking this medication. Drinking alcohol may alter the effects of your medication. Serious side effects may occur. Contact your care team if you experience new or worsening side effects.
    • Notes for Professionals: Advise patients to avoid alcohol while taking deferiprone twice a day tablets. Consumption of alcohol while taking deferiprone twice a day tablets may result in more rapid release of deferiprone. At 40% (v/v) alcohol concentration in vitro dissolution studies, there was 88% release of deferiprone from a 1,000 mg deferiprone tablet (twice a day) within two hours compared to 4% release of deferiprone within 2 hours in the absence of alcohol.

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