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Can you take Poliovirus vaccine, live, trivalent with Tremfya?

1 drug interaction and 7 additional warnings found for the following 2 drugs:

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Drug interactions

Major drug interactions

Major:

poliovirus vaccine, live, trivalent guselkumab

Applies to: poliovirus vaccine, live, trivalent and Tremfya (guselkumab)

If you are currently being treated or have recently been treated with guselkumab, you should let your doctor know before receiving poliovirus vaccine, live, trivalent. Depending on the dose and length of time you have been on guselkumab, you may be at risk for developing an infection from the vaccine or have a reduced response to the vaccine. In some situations, your doctor may want to delay vaccination to give your body time to recover from the effects of guselkumab therapy. Conversely, if you have recently been vaccinated with poliovirus vaccine, live, trivalent, your doctor may choose to postpone treatment with guselkumab for a few weeks. It is important to tell your doctor about all other medications you use, including vitamins and herbs. Do not stop using any medications without first talking to your doctor.

Food/lifestyle interactions

No alcohol/food interactions were found. However, this does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider.

Disease interactions

7 potential interactions Applies to: 6 conditions, including Fever, Infection, Tuberculosis, Active, Tuberculosis, Latent, and Immunodeficiency.

Fever

Major:

poliovirus vaccine, live, trivalent

Poliovirus vaccine, live, trivalent has a major potential interaction with Fever.

Ideally, vaccination should occur when an individual is healthy, thus minimizing the risk of an adverse host reaction and/or vaccine failure. However, a current or recent infection does not necessarily preclude the use of vaccines, depending on the severity of the patient's symptoms and their etiology. Superficial infections and minor acute illnesses such as a mild upper respiratory infection with or without low-grade fever do not contraindicate immunization, particularly if prompt administration of a vaccine is deemed necessary or beneficial. In fact, when vaccines are administered during the course of a minor illness, the risk of adverse events is not increased, and serum antibody response is not often diminished. On the other hand, if fever or symptoms suggest a moderate or severe illness, it is usually appropriate to withhold vaccination until the patient has recovered. In addition to the potential risks already mentioned, evolving signs and symptoms of the illness can sometimes confound the diagnosis of a vaccine reaction if it develops. In the presence of any infection, the decision to administer or withhold/defer immunization should take into consideration the benefits versus the risks to an individual patient.

History, Tuberculosis

Moderate:

Tremfya

The guselkumab in Tremfya has a moderate potential interaction with History, Tuberculosis.

Before initiating certain interleukin inhibitors, patients should be screened for latent tuberculosis infection with a tuberculin skin test. Do not administer these agents to patients with an active tuberculosis infection. Patients testing positive in tuberculosis screening should be treated by standard medical practice prior to therapy. Anti-tuberculosis therapy should be considered prior to initiation of therapy in patients with a past history of latent or active tuberculosis in whom an adequate course of treatment cannot be confirmed, and for patients with a negative test for latent tuberculosis but having risk factors for tuberculosis infection.

Immunodeficiency

Major:

poliovirus vaccine, live, trivalent

Poliovirus vaccine, live, trivalent has a major potential interaction with Immunodeficiency.

In general, the use of poliovirus vaccine (live oral trivalent) is contraindicated in patients with primary or acquired immunodeficiency or infection with HIV. Since the vaccine contains live attenuated virus, the absence of immune competence may potentiate the replication of vaccine virus, increase adverse host reactions, and compromise serum antibody response. Likewise, the vaccine should not be given to anyone with a family history of congenital or hereditary immunodeficiency until the individual's immune status can be assessed and is determined to be adequate. Finally, poliovirus vaccine (live oral trivalent) should not be administered to any household member of immunodeficient or HIV-infected persons because the recipient can shed vaccine viruses in the feces for up to 6 to 8 weeks after administration, and by the pharyngeal route for 1 to 2 weeks. Polio immunization for all members of the groups described above should utilize enhanced inactivated poliovirus vaccine (eIPV). Incidentally, in an effort to eliminate the risk of vaccine-associated paralytic polio, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices now recommends an all-IPV schedule (except under special circumstances) for routine childhood polio vaccination in the United States. As of January 1, 2000, all children should receive four doses of IPV at ages 2 months, 4 months, 6-18 months, and 4-6 years.

Infection

Major:

poliovirus vaccine, live, trivalent

Poliovirus vaccine, live, trivalent has a major potential interaction with Infection.

Ideally, vaccination should occur when an individual is healthy, thus minimizing the risk of an adverse host reaction and/or vaccine failure. However, a current or recent infection does not necessarily preclude the use of vaccines, depending on the severity of the patient's symptoms and their etiology. Superficial infections and minor acute illnesses such as a mild upper respiratory infection with or without low-grade fever do not contraindicate immunization, particularly if prompt administration of a vaccine is deemed necessary or beneficial. In fact, when vaccines are administered during the course of a minor illness, the risk of adverse events is not increased, and serum antibody response is not often diminished. On the other hand, if fever or symptoms suggest a moderate or severe illness, it is usually appropriate to withhold vaccination until the patient has recovered. In addition to the potential risks already mentioned, evolving signs and symptoms of the illness can sometimes confound the diagnosis of a vaccine reaction if it develops. In the presence of any infection, the decision to administer or withhold/defer immunization should take into consideration the benefits versus the risks to an individual patient.

Moderate:

Tremfya

The guselkumab in Tremfya has a moderate potential interaction with Infection.

There have been reports of serious infections, including infections with opportunistic pathogens, and reactivation of latent infections in patients receiving interleukin inhibitors. Treatment with these agents should not be initiated in patients with an active infection until the infection resolves or is adequately treated. Caution is recommended when considering the use of interleukin inhibitors in patients with a history of recurrent infections, underlying conditions which may predispose them to infections, or chronic, latent, or localized infections.

Tuberculosis, Active

Moderate:

Tremfya

The guselkumab in Tremfya has a moderate potential interaction with Tuberculosis, Active.

Before initiating certain interleukin inhibitors, patients should be screened for latent tuberculosis infection with a tuberculin skin test. Do not administer these agents to patients with an active tuberculosis infection. Patients testing positive in tuberculosis screening should be treated by standard medical practice prior to therapy. Anti-tuberculosis therapy should be considered prior to initiation of therapy in patients with a past history of latent or active tuberculosis in whom an adequate course of treatment cannot be confirmed, and for patients with a negative test for latent tuberculosis but having risk factors for tuberculosis infection.

Tuberculosis, Latent

Moderate:

Tremfya

The guselkumab in Tremfya has a moderate potential interaction with Tuberculosis, Latent.

Before initiating certain interleukin inhibitors, patients should be screened for latent tuberculosis infection with a tuberculin skin test. Do not administer these agents to patients with an active tuberculosis infection. Patients testing positive in tuberculosis screening should be treated by standard medical practice prior to therapy. Anti-tuberculosis therapy should be considered prior to initiation of therapy in patients with a past history of latent or active tuberculosis in whom an adequate course of treatment cannot be confirmed, and for patients with a negative test for latent tuberculosis but having risk factors for tuberculosis infection.

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poliovirus vaccine, live, trivalent

A total of 373 drugs are known to interact with poliovirus vaccine, live, trivalent.

Tremfya

A total of 331 drugs are known to interact with Tremfya.

Drug Interaction Classification

These classifications are only a guideline. The relevance of a particular drug interaction to a specific individual is difficult to determine. Always consult your healthcare provider before starting or stopping any medication.
Major Highly clinically significant. Avoid combinations; the risk of the interaction outweighs the benefit.
Moderate Moderately clinically significant. Usually avoid combinations; use it only under special circumstances.
Minor Minimally clinically significant. Minimize risk; assess risk and consider an alternative drug, take steps to circumvent the interaction risk and/or institute a monitoring plan.
Unknown No interaction information available.

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