Concomitant Medication
Concomitant Medication Details
Generic names; trade names are allowed for combination drugs only
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Medical Indication
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A prophylactic medication is a medication administered in the absence of ANY symptom and in anticipation of a reaction to the vaccination (e.g. an anti-pyretic is considered to be prophylactic when it is given in the absence of fever [rectal temperature < 38.0°C or oral/axillary/ tympanic temperature <37.5 °C] and any other symptom, to prevent fever from oc curring). Any concomitant medication administered prophylactically in anticipation of reaction to the vaccination must be recorded in the eCRF with generic name of the medication (trade names are allowed for combination drugs only), total daily dose, route of administration, start and end dates of treatment and coded as ‘Prophylactic’. It has been noted that prophylactic administration of antipyretics before or immediately after vaccine administration can reduce the incidence and intensity of post-vaccination febrile reactions. Data however suggest that the use of prophylactic paracetamol might reduce the immune response to pneumococcal vaccines. The clinical relevance of this observation remains unknown.
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Total daily dose
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Administration Route
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Medication Start Date
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Medication End Date
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continuing at end of study
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(for GSK)
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