Active ingredient
- meningococcal Group A, C, W135 and Y conjugate vaccine
Legal Category
POM: Prescription only medicine
POM: Prescription only medicine
The Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) is the leaflet included in the pack with a medicine. It is written for patients and gives information about taking or using a medicine. It is possible that the leaflet in your medicine pack may differ from this version because it may have been updated since your medicine was packaged.
This medicinal product is subject to additional monitoring. This will allow quick identification of new safety information.
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MenQuadfi solution for injection
Package leaflet: Information for the user
MenQuadfi® solution for injection
Meningococcal group A, C, W and Y conjugate vaccine
▼This medicine is subject to additional monitoring. This will allow quick identification of new safety information. You can help by reporting any side effects you may get. See the end of section 4 for how to report side effects.
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you or your child are given this vaccine because it contains important information for you or your child.
What is in this leaflet
1. What MenQuadfi is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you or your child are given MenQuadfi
3. How MenQuadfi is given
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store MenQuadfi
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. What MenQuadfi is and what it is used for
What MenQuadfi is used for
MenQuadfi is a vaccine that can be given to children from 1 year of age, adolescents and adults.
MenQuadfi helps to protect against infections caused by a type of bacteria (germs) called “Neisseria meningitidis”, specifically against types A, C, W and Y.
Neisseria meningitidis bacteria (also called meningococci) can be passed from person to person and can cause serious and sometimes life-threatening infections, such as:
Both infections can result in serious disease with long lasting effects or possibly death.
MenQuadfi should be used in accordance with official national guidelines.
How the vaccine works
MenQuadfi works by stimulating the vaccinated person natural defense (immune system), to produce protective antibodies against the bacteria.
MenQuadfi only helps to protect against illnesses caused by Neisseria meningitidis types A, C, W and Y.
As with any vaccine, MenQuadfi may not fully protect all the people who are vaccinated.
2. What you need to know before you are given MenQuadfi
Do not have MenQuadfi if you or your child
If you are not sure, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse before you or your child are given MenQuadfi.
Warnings and precautions
Talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse before vaccination with MenQuadfi if you or your child have:
If any of the above apply to you or your child (or you are not sure whether they apply), talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse before you or your child are given MenQuadfi.
As with any vaccine, MenQuadfi may not fully protect all of those who get the vaccine.
Other medicines and MenQuadfi
Tell your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse if you or your child are taking, have recently taken or might take any other vaccines or medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.
In particular, tell your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse if you or your child are taking any medicines that affect your immune system, such as:
MenQuadfi may be given at the same time as other vaccines at separate injection site during the same visit. These include the vaccines that protect against measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b, hepatitis B, pneumococcal and human papillomavirus infections.
Pregnancy and breast-feeding
If you are pregnant, breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant, or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse for advice before receiving MenQuadfi.
Driving and using machines
MenQuadfi is not likely to affect your ability to drive, cycle or use machines. However, do not drive, cycle or use any machines if you are not feeling well.
MenQuadfi contains sodium
This medicine contains less than 1 mmol sodium (23 mg) per dose, this means that it is essentially ‘sodium-free’.
3. How MenQuadfi is given
MenQuadfi is given by a doctor or nurse as a 0.5 ml injection in the muscle. It is given in the upper arm or in the thigh depending on the age and how much muscle you or your child have.
4. Possible side effects
Like all vaccines, MenQuadfi can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
If you or your child get any of these symptoms after the vaccination;
Contact your doctor immediately. This could be signs of an allergic reaction.
Possible side effects in children aged 12 to 23 months:
Very common (may affect more than 1 in 10 children)
Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 children)
Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people):
Possible side effects in children (2 years of age and older), adolescents and adults:
Very common (may affect more than 1 in 10 people)
Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people)
Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people)
Rare (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people)
Reporting of side effects
If you or your child get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the national reporting system (see details below). By reporting side effects, you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
United Kingdom
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA):
Yellow Card Scheme at www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store.
5. How to store MenQuadfi
Keep this vaccine out of the sight and reach of children.
Do not use this vaccine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton after EXP.
Store in a refrigerator (2°C to 8°C).
Do not freeze.
Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help to protect the environment.
6. Contents of the pack and other information
What MenQuadfi contains
One dose (0.5 ml) contains:
What MenQuadfi looks like and contents of the pack
MenQuadfi is a clear colourless solution for injection.
MenQuadfi is available in packs of 1 or 5 single dose (0.5 ml) vials. Not all pack sizes may be marketed.
Marketing Authorisation Holder and Manufacturer
Marketing Authorisation Holder
Manufacturer
This leaflet was last revised in 02/2022.
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