What is HyperTET? Uses, warnings & side effects

How to take HyperTET

• Your 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.

• A nurse or other trained health professional will give you this medicine.

• This medicine may be given with another vaccine that also protects against tetanus.

What to do if you miss a dose of HyperTET

HyperTET contraindications - Who shouldn't take HyperTET?

• Tell your doctor if you have had an allergic reaction to any tetanus vaccine or to medicine with human immune globulin (such as gamma globulin, IVIG). This will help your doctor decide if this medicine is right for you.

HyperTET warnings

• Make sure your doctor knows if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have any unusual bleeding or bruising.

• Bloated feeling, swelling in your hands, ankles, or feet

• Cloudy or foamy urine, decrease in how much or how often you urinate

• Loss of appetite

HyperTET interactions & what to avoid when taking HyperTET

• The following vaccines may not work as well if you receive them shortly after your tetanus shot: Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), or polio. Talk to your doctor before getting other vaccines within 3 months after receiving tetanus immune globulin.