ProQuad Side Effects

Generic name: measles virus vaccine / mumps virus vaccine / rubella virus vaccine / varicella virus vaccine

Note: This document contains side effect information about measles virus vaccine / mumps virus vaccine / rubella virus vaccine / varicella virus vaccine. Some of the dosage forms listed on this page may not apply to the brand name ProQuad.

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

For the Consumer

Applies to measles virus vaccine / mumps virus vaccine / rubella virus vaccine / varicella virus vaccine: subcutaneous powder for injection

Your child should not receive a booster vaccine if he or she had a life-threatening allergic reaction after the first shot.

Keep track of any and all side effects your child has after receiving this vaccine. If the child ever needs to receive a booster dose, you will need to tell the doctor if the previous shots caused any side effects.

Becoming infected with measles, mumps, rubella, or varicella is much more dangerous to your child's health than receiving this vaccine. However, like any medicine, this vaccine can cause side effects but the risk of serious side effects is extremely low.

Get emergency medical help if your child has any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Call your doctor at once if your child has any of these serious side effects:

• problems with hearing or vision;

• extreme drowsiness, fainting;

• fussiness, irritability, crying for an hour or longer;

• easy bruising or bleeding, unusual weakness;

• seizure (black-out or convulsions); or

• high fever (within a few hours or a few days after the vaccine).

Less serious side effects include:

• redness, pain, swelling, or a lump where the shot was given;

• headache, dizziness;

• low fever, joint or muscle pain; or

• nausea, vomiting, diarrhea.

This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects.

For Healthcare Professionals

Applies to measles virus vaccine / mumps virus vaccine / rubella virus vaccine / varicella virus vaccine: subcutaneous powder for injection

Dermatologic

Dermatologic side effects have included miliaria rubra, rubella-like rash, measles-like rash, varicella-like rash, Henoch-Schonlein purpura, herpes simplex, impetigo, panniculitis, pruritus, purpura, skin induration, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, erythema multiforme, urticaria, and rash.

Local

Local side effects have included pain, tenderness, soreness, erythema, ecchymosis and rash.

General

General side effects have included fever, irritability and malaise.

Psychiatric

Psychiatric side effects have included crying, insomnia, sleep disorder, agitation, apathy and nervousness.

Respiratory

Respiratory side effects have included upper respiratory infection, cough, nasal congestion, respiratory congestion, rhinorrhea, bronchial spasm, bronchitis, epistaxis, pneumonitis, pneumonia, pulmonary congestion, rhinitis, sinusitis, sneezing, sore throat, and wheezing.

Nervous system

Nervous system side effects have included somnolence, afebrile convulsions, seizures, aseptic meningitis, Bells' palsy, cerebrovascular accident, dizziness, dream abnormality, encephalitis, encephalopathy, Guillain-Barre syndrome, headache, hypersomnia, measles inclusion body encephalitis, paresthesia, polyneuritis, polyneuropathy, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, syncope, transverse myelitis and tremor. Postmarketing reports have included ataxia, convulsion, and febrile seizure.

Gastrointestinal

Gastrointestinal side effects have included diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain, flatulence, hematochezia, anorexia, and mouth ulcer.

Ocular

Ocular side effects shave included edema of the eyelid, irritation, optic neuritis, retinitis, and retrobulbar neuritis.

Cardiovascular

Cardiovascular side effects have included extravasation.

Other

Other side effects have included ear pain, nerve deafness, otitis, otitis media, pharyngitis, and viral infection.

Musculoskeletal

Musculoskeletal side effects have included arthritis, arthralgia, musculoskeletal pain, myalgia, swelling, and pain of the hip, leg or neck.

Immunologic

Immunologic side effects have included anaphylactoid reaction, anaphylaxis, angioneurotic edema, facial edema, and peripheral edema.

Other

Other side effects have included lymphadenitis and regional lymphadenopathy.

Hematologic

Hematologic side effects have included thrombocytopenia.

Other

Other side effects have included atypical measles, candidiasis, herpes zoster, influenza, measles, orchitis, parotitis, respiratory infection, and skin infection.

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