Mumps Vaccine, Injection

What are other names for this medicine?

Type of medicine: vaccine

Generic and brand names: mumps vaccine, injection; Mumpsvax

What is this medicine used for?

This medicine is given by injection (a shot) to provide protection against the mumps.

What should my healthcare provider know before I take this medicine?

Before taking this medicine, tell your healthcare provider if you have ever had:

• a reaction to other vaccine shots or any other medicine
• an allergic reaction to eggs or to gelatin
• a weakened immune system from diseases such as HIV/AIDS or from cancer chemotherapy, radiation therapy, transplant rejection medicine, or steroid medicine
• blood disorders or bone marrow disease such as leukemia or lymphoma
• tuberculosis (TB)
• seizures or a head injury
• a blood transfusion or treatment with immune globulin

Tell your provider if you have had any other shots or vaccines in the past month.

Tell your healthcare provider if you currently have an infection of any kind. If you are severely ill at the time the shot is scheduled, wait until you recover before getting this vaccine. If you have a mild cold or other mild infection, you may still be able to get your shot.

Females of childbearing age: This medicine is not given during pregnancy. Tell your healthcare provider if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known whether this medicine will harm an unborn baby. Do not become pregnant for 3 months after you have this vaccine. Talk with your healthcare provider about this. Do not breast-feed while taking this medicine without your healthcare provider's approval.

How do I use it?

This shot is given by your healthcare provider. It is usually given before exposure to the disease, because it may not protect you after the infection starts.

What should I watch out for?

This vaccine can temporarily reduce skin reactions to the TB test. The TB skin test should be given before this vaccine.

This medicine may cause your skin to burn or sting where you had the shot. Your skin may be red or tender for 1 or 2 days.

This medicine may cause a fever of 101° to 103°F that lasts a short time. If the fever doesn't go away or gets higher than 103°F, contact your healthcare provider.

What are the possible side effects?

Along with its needed effects, your medicine may cause some unwanted side effects. Some side effects may be very serious. Some side effects may go away as your body adjusts to the medicine. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effects that continue or get worse.

Life-threatening (Report these to your healthcare provider right away. If you cannot reach your healthcare provider right away, get emergency medical care or call 911 for help): Allergic reaction (hives; itching; rash; trouble breathing; tightness in your chest; swelling of your lips, tongue, and throat).

Serious (report these to your healthcare provider right away): High fever (over 103°F), trouble hearing, seizures, vision problems, bruising or purple spots on the skin, severe headache or stiff neck, unusual weakness, extreme fussiness, dizziness, swelling of testicles.

Other: Low fever; headache; nausea; vomiting; diarrhea; runny nose; cough; redness, tenderness, or swelling where the shot was given.

What products might interact with this medicine?

When you take this medicine with other medicines, it can change the way this or any of the other medicines work. Nonprescription medicines, vitamins, natural remedies, and certain foods may also have an effect. Using these products together might cause harmful side effects. Talk to your healthcare provider if you are taking:

• arthritis medicines such as leflunomide (Arava), infliximab (Remicade), and methotrexate (Folex)
• corticosteroids such as cortisone (Cortone), betamethasone (Celestone), dexamethasone, fludrocortisone (Florinef), hydrocortisone (Cortef, Hydrocortone, A-HydroCort), methylprednisolone (Medrol), prednisone (Meticorten), prednisolone (Delta-Cortef), and triamcinolone (Aristocort, Kenacort)
• immune serum globulin
• immunosuppressants such as azathioprine (Imuran), cyclosporine (Sandimmune, Neoral, Gengraf), sirolimus (Rapamune), and tacrolimus (Prograf, Protopic)
• interferon
• medicines used to treat cancer such as cisplatin (Platinol), hydroxyurea (Hydrea), doxorubicin (Adriamycin, Rubex, Doxil), vinblastine (Velban, Alkaban-AQ), and vincristine (Oncovin, Vincasar)
• other vaccines
• radiation therapy

Keep a record of all vaccines received and when you received them.

Keep a list of all your medicines with you. List all the prescription medicines, nonprescription medicines, supplements, natural remedies, and vitamins that you take. Be sure that you tell all healthcare providers who treat you about all the products you are taking.

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This advisory includes selected information only and may not include all side effects of this medicine or interactions with other medicines. Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for more information or if you have any questions.

Keep all medicines out of the reach of children.

Do not share medicines with other people.

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