Rabishield 50 Injection
Rabishield 50 Injection is to be administered as post-exposure prophylaxis after trained healthcare personnel’s approval. If a person is bitten by an animal, wash wounds and scratches immediately with soap and water for about 15 minutes. This medicine is generally administered by a doctor or a nurse at a hospital or clinical set-up and should not be self-administered.
Rabishield 50 Injection
Basic Information
Important information about this medicine
About This Medicine
General information about this product
Rabies is a serious disease caused by a virus. Rabishield 50 Injection is given one is bitten by an infected animal. Post-exposure rabies prophylaxis (PEP) is necessary if you are bitten by a dog, cat, or other animals that are rabid or is suspected to be infected with the rabies virus.
Rabishield 50 Injection is to be administered as post-exposure prophylaxis after trained healthcare personnel’s approval. If a person is bitten by an animal, wash wounds and scratches immediately with soap and water for about 15 minutes. This medicine is generally administered by a doctor or a nurse at a hospital or clinical set-up and should not be self-administered.
People at high risk of exposure to rabies, such as veterinarians, animal handlers, rabies laboratory workers, and rabies biologics production workers are given pre-exposure prophylaxis. The pre-exposure schedule for rabies vaccination is 3 doses. Ask your doctor about the same.
Common side effects of this medicine include injection site reactions (such as pain, redness, and swelling), headache, muscle pain, and upper respiratory tract infection. If you experience any of these which do no resolve on their own or get worse, let your doctor know.
03Uses
Treatment of Rabies
04How To Use
Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.
05How It Works
Rabishield 50 Injection contains Rabies monoclonal antibodies produced through recombinant DNA technologies. It works by giving your body the antibodies it needs to protect it against Rabies infection after suspected Rabies exposure.
06Benefits
In Treatment of Rabies
Rabies is a serious disease caused by a virus that is usually transmitted through the bite of an infected animal such as a stray dog. Rabishield 50 Injection helps protect those individuals who either have been bitten by a suspected rabid animal (dog, cat, monkey, rabbit, etc.) or are at a higher risk of getting this disease (veterinarians, animal handlers, rabies laboratory workers, etc.). It is given only by a doctor or a nurse and should not be self-administered. The bulk of the medicine is injected in and around the bite wound and any leftover medicine is injected into a muscle. If bitten, wash and flush the bite wound with soap and water, apply an Iodine containing cream (such as betadine) over the wound and visit the nearest health care center as soon as possible to receive treatment.
07Side Effects
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them
Upper respiratory tract infection
Muscle pain
Headache
Injection site reactions (pain, swelling, redness)
08Safety Information
Alcohol:CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Rabishield 50 Injection. Please consult your doctor.
Pregnancy:CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Information regarding the use of Rabishield 50 Injection during pregnancy is not available. Please consult your doctor.
Breast feeding:CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Information regarding the use of Rabishield 50 Injection during breastfeeding is not available. Please consult your doctor.
Driving:CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
It is not known whether Rabishield 50 Injection alters the ability to drive. Do not drive if you experience any symptoms that affect your ability to concentrate and react.
Kidney:CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
There is limited information available on the use of Rabishield 50 Injection in patients with kidney disease. Please consult your doctor.
Liver:CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
There is limited information available on the use of Rabishield 50 Injection in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.
09Drug Tips
Rabishield 50 Injection prevents rabies infection when used along with other anti-rabies vaccine.
It is used for a bite that has passed through the skin by a suspected rabid animal (dog, cat, monkey, rabbit, etc.).
If you have been bitten:Wash and flush the bite wound with soap and water for at least 15 minutesApply an Iodine containing cream (such as betadine) over the wound, If available.Visit the nearest health care center as soon as possible to receive preventive treatment for rabies.
Wash and flush the bite wound with soap and water for at least 15 minutes
Apply an Iodine containing cream (such as betadine) over the wound, If available.
Visit the nearest health care center as soon as possible to receive preventive treatment for rabies.
Rabishield 50 Injection is infiltrated in and around the bite wound and any leftover medicine is injected into the muscle.
You must inform your doctor if you have received any anti-rabies vaccine in the past.
References
Sources and references
Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd. Rabishield: Rabies Human Monoclonal Antibody. view
