Information specific to: Fluarix vaccine suspension for injection 0.5ml pre-filled syringes when used in Influenza.
Side-effects
A medicine is only made available to the public if the clinical trials have shown that the benefits of taking the medicine outweigh the risks.
Once a medicine has been licensed, information on the medicine's effects, both intended and unintended, is continuously recorded and updated.
Some side-effects may be serious while others may only be a mild inconvenience.
Everyone's reaction to a medicine is different. It is difficult to predict which side-effects you will have from taking a particular medicine, or whether you will have any side-effects at all. The important thing is to tell your prescriber or pharmacist if you are having problems with your medicine.
Common: More than 1 in 100 people who have Fluarix
- fever
- general feeling of being unwell
- headaches
- injection site problems such as redness, swelling, bruising, pain or hardening of the skin
- jointpain
- musclepain or tenderness
- shivering
- sweating
- tiredness
The frequency of these side-effects is unknown
- abnormal muscle movement
- allergic reactions
- anaphylacticshock
- angioedema
- blood problems
- brain or central nervous system problems
- convulsions
- eye or eyesight problems
- fainting or brief loss of consciousness
- Guillain Barré syndrome
- itching
- kidney problems
- lymphadenopathy
- may affect the results for certain tests
- neuralgia
- neuritis
- neurological problems
- paraesthesiae
- skin problems
- skin rash or rashes
- urticaria
- vasculitis
If you feel unwell or if you have concerns about a side-effect, you will need to seek advice. If you feel very ill, get medical help straight away. Contact your prescriber, pharmacist, nurse or call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47.
