What is Fluad: Uses, Warnings & Interactions

How to take Fluad

• Injection routeA nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.

• Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your exact dose and tell you how often it should be given. This medicine is given as a shot into one of your muscles.

• Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your exact dose and tell you how often it should be given. This medicine is given as a shot into one of your muscles.

• Injection routeA nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.

What to do if you miss a dose of Fluad

Fluad contraindications

• This vaccine is not right for everyone. You should not receive it if you had an allergic reaction to influenza virus vaccine or to egg protein, or from a previous dose of a flu shot.

Fluad warnings

• Tell your doctor if you ever had an unusual reaction to a flu shot, including Guillain-Barré syndrome.

• Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding or if you have a weak immune system.

• This flu vaccine may not protect everyone who receives it. This vaccine will not treat flu symptoms if you have already been infected with the virus.

Fluad interactions

• Tell your doctor if you are using a medicine or treatment that weakens your immune system, including a steroid, radiation, or cancer treatment. This vaccine may not work as well if you are also using these medicines. However, your doctor may still want you to get the vaccine because it can give you some protection.