Before Using

Drug information provided by: Merative, Micromedex®

In deciding to use a vaccine, the risks of taking the vaccine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For this vaccine, the following should be considered:

Allergies

Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to this medicine or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully.

Pediatric

Yellow fever vaccine is recommended for children 9 months of age or older if they are traveling to, or living in, areas where there is yellow fever infection, or if they are traveling to areas that require yellow fever immunization (certificate of vaccination). However, the vaccine is not recommended for infants younger than 9 months of age, because of an increased risk of encephalitis.

Geriatric

Use of this vaccine should be limited to elderly patients older than 65 years of age who are traveling to, or living in, areas where there is yellow fever infection.

Breastfeeding

There are no adequate studies in women for determining infant risk when using this medication during breastfeeding. Weigh the potential benefits against the potential risks before taking this medication while breastfeeding.

Drug Interactions

Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are receiving this vaccine, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.

Receiving this vaccine with any of the following medicines is not recommended. Your doctor may decide not to use this vaccine or change some of the other medicines you take.

  • Deflazacort
  • Thiotepa
  • Trabectedin

Receiving this vaccine with any of the following medicines is usually not recommended, but may be required in some cases. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.

  • Adalimumab
  • Alemtuzumab
  • Anifrolumab-fnia
  • Ansuvimab-zykl
  • Antithymocyte Globulin Rabbit
  • Atidarsagene Autotemcel
  • Atoltivimab
  • Axicabtagene Ciloleucel
  • Azathioprine
  • Baricitinib
  • Belatacept
  • Bendamustine
  • Betibeglogene Autotemcel
  • Bimekizumab-bkzx
  • Bortezomib
  • Bosutinib
  • Brexucabtagene Autoleucel
  • Brodalumab
  • Cabazitaxel
  • Canakinumab
  • Capecitabine
  • Carboplatin
  • Carfilzomib
  • Carmustine
  • Certolizumab Pegol
  • Chlorambucil
  • Cholera Vaccine
  • Cisplatin
  • Cladribine
  • Clofarabine
  • Cyclophosphamide
  • Cyclosporine
  • Cytarabine
  • Cytarabine Liposome
  • Dacarbazine
  • Dasatinib
  • Daunorubicin
  • Daunorubicin Citrate Liposome
  • Daunorubicin Liposome
  • Deucravacitinib
  • Docetaxel
  • Doxorubicin
  • Dupilumab
  • Efgartigimod Alfa-fcab
  • Elivaldogene Autotemcel
  • Emapalumab-lzsg
  • Epirubicin
  • Etanercept
  • Etoposide
  • Etrasimod
  • Everolimus
  • Fingolimod
  • Fludarabine
  • Fluorouracil
  • Gemcitabine
  • Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin
  • Golimumab
  • Guselkumab
  • Hyaluronidase
  • Hydroxyurea
  • Idarubicin
  • Ifosfamide
  • Imatinib
  • Immune Globulin
  • Inebilizumab-cdon
  • Infliximab
  • Interferon Alfa
  • Irinotecan
  • Irinotecan Liposome
  • Ixekizumab
  • Leflunomide
  • Leniolisib
  • Lomustine
  • Lovotibeglogene Autotemcel
  • Mechlorethamine
  • Melphalan
  • Mercaptopurine
  • Methotrexate
  • Mirikizumab-mrkz
  • Mitomycin
  • Mitoxantrone
  • Mycophenolic Acid
  • Nelarabine
  • Nilotinib
  • Ocrelizumab
  • Ofatumumab
  • Oxaliplatin
  • Ozanimod
  • Paclitaxel
  • Paclitaxel Protein-Bound
  • Pemetrexed
  • Pentostatin
  • Ponatinib
  • Ponesimod
  • Procarbazine
  • Rilonacept
  • Risankizumab-rzaa
  • Ritlecitinib
  • Rituximab
  • Rozanolixizumab-noli
  • Sarilumab
  • Satralizumab-mwge
  • Secukinumab
  • Siponimod
  • Sirolimus
  • Spesolimab-sbzo
  • Tacrolimus
  • Temozolomide
  • Teniposide
  • Teplizumab-mzwv
  • Teriflunomide
  • Tildrakizumab-asmn
  • Tocilizumab
  • Tofacitinib
  • Topotecan
  • Tositumomab
  • Tralokinumab-ldrm
  • Ublituximab-xiiy
  • Upadacitinib
  • Ustekinumab
  • Valoctocogene Roxaparvovec-rvox
  • Vamorolone
  • Vinblastine
  • Vinorelbine
  • Voclosporin

Receiving this vaccine with any of the following medicines may cause an increased risk of certain side effects, but using both drugs may be the best treatment for you. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.

  • Abatacept
  • Cytomegalovirus Immune Globulin, Human
  • Hepatitis B Immune Globulin
  • Rabies Immune Globulin
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus Immune Globulin, Human
  • Tetanus Immune Globulin
  • Vaccinia Immune Globulin, Human
  • Varicella-Zoster Immune Globulin

Other Interactions

Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur. Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. Discuss with your healthcare professional the use of your medicine with food, alcohol, or tobacco.

Other Medical Problems

The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of this vaccine. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

  • Allergy to eggs, egg products, chicken proteins, or gelatin, history of or
  • Serious illness with fever or
  • Weak immune system (e.g., HIV or AIDS, cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, or thymic disease)—Should not be used in patients with these conditions.
  • Asymptomatic HIV infection—Should be vaccinated and be monitored for possible side effects.

Portions of this document last updated: May 01, 2024

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