Therapeutic Uses:

What POLIO SABIN is used for?

• It is used in infants, children and adults to prevent poliomyelitis (polio)

Warning & Precautions:

Talk to your Doctor, if your child:

• Is allergic or hypersensitive to any of the other ingredients of this medicine
• Has a severe infection with a high temperature
• Has lowered immunity
• Has inherited (or family history of) immune deficiency conditions
• Has abnormal blood conditions or blood protein (immunoglobulin) disorders
• Has cancer including blood cancer (leukaemia) and cancer of the bone marrow or lymph glands (lymphoma)
• Has human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
• Has radiation therapy
• Has a viral infection
• Has received another vaccine within the last month

Interactions :

Tell your doctor if you are taking

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• Neomycin or polymyxin
• Cyclosporin (used to prevent organ rejection)
• Corticosteroids (used to provide relief for inflamed areas of the body)
• Medicines used to treat cancer

Storage :

Store at room temperature between 25 to 30°C.

Caution :

• Keep out of reach of children.
• Keep away from direct sunlight.

Directions & For Use

The doctor or nurse will give this medicine into the mouth

Side Effects

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

Serious

Swelling of limbs, face, eyes, inside of nose, mouth or throat

Shortness of breath, breathing or swallowing difficulties

Hives, itching (especially of the hands or feet), reddening of skin (especially around the ears) or severe skin reactions

Unusual tiredness or weakness that is sudden and severe