Can you take cold medicine after a rabies shot?

Rabies vaccine can take cold medicine, medication should follow the doctor’s instructions, in addition, need to pay attention to fever, myalgia and other symptoms similar to the flu may be an adverse reaction to the vaccine, it is recommended to consult a doctor to identify. Rabies vaccine is a preventive vaccine against rabies, which can prevent rabies virus from spreading in the body and remove free rabies virus, thus protecting the organism and preventing rabies. Whereas patients with colds may experience mild symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, and coughing, severe cases may experience systemic symptoms such as fever, chills, and headache. Often symptomatic use of expectorants, antipyretic and analgesic drugs, cough suppressants, anti-allergy drugs and other drugs for treatment, these drugs have no effect on the action of the vaccine itself. Patients with rheumatic fever, myocarditis and other diseases need to follow medical advice to use drugs containing corticosteroids or immunosuppressants, which can affect the effect of the vaccine. If such patients need to be vaccinated, please consult your physician before vaccination and how to take the medication after vaccination. In addition, for people suffering from acute illnesses, severe chronic illnesses, acute exacerbations of chronic illnesses and fever, rabies vaccination is usually required only after the symptoms have completely resolved or the body has recovered. Symptoms of fever, malaise and myalgia may occur after rabies vaccination, which can be easily confused with colds, but the adverse reactions generally do not need to take medication, and can subside on their own in about 3 days. If such symptoms occur after vaccination, and you suspect that it is a cold, it is recommended to consult a physician for timely consultation and further diagnosis and treatment under the guidance of the physician.

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