Here’s the complete information for the following medications and vaccines in your list so far, based on the names you mentioned and images uploaded:
🦠 Measles Vaccine
- Prescription: Required
- Uses: Prevents measles (a highly contagious viral disease)
- Nature: Live attenuated virus vaccine
- Advantages: Long-term immunity; reduces child mortality
- Precautions: Avoid in pregnancy, immunocompromised patients
- Packing: Vial with diluent
- Storage: 2°C–8°C, protected from light
🧴 Oral Poliomyelitis Vaccine (OPV)
- Prescription: Required
- Uses: Immunization against poliovirus types 1, 2, and 3
- Nature: Live attenuated virus, oral drops
- Advantages: Easy administration, community protection (herd immunity)
- Precautions: Avoid in immunocompromised; monitor cold chain
- Packing: Dropper vial
- Storage: -20°C (deep freezer); use within 6 hours once opened
💉 Rotavirus Vaccine
- Prescription: Required
- Uses: Prevents rotavirus infection (a cause of severe diarrhea in infants)
- Nature: Live attenuated oral vaccine
- Advantages: Reduces hospitalization & mortality
- Precautions: Avoid in infants with immunodeficiency or GI malformations
- Packing: Oral applicator tube
- Storage: 2°C–8°C
🧬 Tetanus Toxoid (TT)
- Prescription: Required
- Uses: Prevention of tetanus
- Nature: Inactivated toxoid
- Advantages: Essential for wound care and maternal/neonatal protection
- Precautions: Fever, soreness at injection site
- Packing: Pre-filled syringe/vial
- Storage: 2°C–8°C, do not freeze
🐶 Rabies Vaccine
- Prescription: Required
- Uses: Pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis for rabies
- Nature: Inactivated virus vaccine
- Advantages: Life-saving; effective post-exposure
- Precautions: Avoid missed doses; hypersensitivity monitoring
- Packing: Vial with diluent
- Storage: 2°C–8°C
💉 Alprostadil
- Prescription: Required
- Uses: Treats erectile dysfunction and ductus arteriosus in neonates
- Nature: Prostaglandin E1 analog
- Advantages: Effective vasodilator
- Precautions: Monitor BP, avoid in hypotension
- Packing: Injection vial
- Storage: 2°C–8°C
☕ Caffeine (Oral Liquid / Injection 20 mg/mL)
- Prescription: Required
- Uses: Treatment of apnea in premature infants
- Nature: Central nervous system stimulant
- Advantages: Reduces apnea episodes, improves breathing
- Precautions: Monitor for irritability, tachycardia
- Packing: Oral liquid bottle / injection ampoule
- Storage: Below 25°C (oral); 2°C–8°C (injection)
🌬️ Surfactant Suspension (Intratracheal)
- Prescription: Required
- Uses: Treatment of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in neonates
- Nature: Pulmonary surfactant replacement therapy
- Advantages: Reduces mortality and mechanical ventilation time
- Precautions: Trained personnel required, monitor oxygenation
- Packing: Pre-filled vial
- Storage: 2°C–8°C
💊 Acyclovir 3% Ointment
- Prescription: Required
- Uses: Treatment of herpes simplex virus (ocular infections)
- Nature: Antiviral topical agent
- Advantages: Reduces viral replication, promotes healing
- Precautions: Avoid contact with mucous membranes; use as directed
- Packing: Ophthalmic tube
- Storage: Store below 25°C