Special Warning : אזהרת שימוש

4.4   Special warnings and precautions for use

Do not inject Prevenar 20 intravascularly.
Traceability

In order to improve the traceability of biological medicinal products, the name and the batch number of the administered product should be clearly recorded.

Hypersensitivity

As with all injectable vaccines, appropriate medical treatment and supervision must always be readily available in case of a rare anaphylactic reaction following the administration of the vaccine.

Concurrent illness

Vaccination should be postponed in individuals suffering from acute severe febrile illness. However, the presence of a minor infection, such as a cold, should not result in the deferral of vaccination.

Thrombocytopenia and coagulation disorders

The vaccine must be administered with caution to individuals with thrombocytopenia or a bleeding disorder since bleeding may occur following an intramuscular administration.

The risk of bleeding in patients with coagulation disorders needs to be carefully evaluated before intramuscular administration of any vaccine, and subcutaneous administration should be considered if the potential benefit clearly outweighs the risks.

Protection against pneumococcal disease

Prevenar 20 will only protect against Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes included in the vaccine, and will not protect against other microorganisms that cause invasive disease or pneumonia. As with any vaccine, Prevenar 20 may not protect all individuals receiving the vaccine from pneumococcal invasive disease or pneumonia. For the most recent epidemiological information in your country, you should consult with the relevant national organisation.

Immunocompromised individuals

Safety and immunogenicity data on Prevenar 20 are not available for individuals in immunocompromised groups. Vaccination should be considered on an individual basis.

Based on experience with pneumococcal vaccines, some individuals with altered immunocompetence may have reduced immune responses to Prevenar 20.

Individuals with impaired immune response, whether due to the use of immunosuppressive therapy, a genetic defect, HIV infection, or other causes, may have reduced antibody response to active immunization. The clinical relevance of this is unknown.



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Safety and immunogenicity data with Prevenar 13 (a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine consisting of 13 polysaccharide conjugates that are also in Prevenar 20) are available for a limited number of individuals with HIV infection, or with a HSCT (see sections 4.8 and 5.1).

In adults across all studied age groups, formal non-inferiority criteria were met although numerically lower geometric mean titres were observed with Prevenar 20 for most of the serotypes compared to Prevenar 13 (see section 5.1), however the clinical relevance of this observation for immunocompromised individuals is unknown.

Excipient

This medicinal product contains less than 1 mmol sodium (23 mg) per dose, that is to say essentially ‘sodium-free’.

Effects on Driving

4.7    Effects on ability to drive and use machines

Prevenar 20 has no or negligible influence on the ability to drive and use machines. However, some of the effects mentioned under section 4.8 may temporarily affect the ability to drive or use machines.