Rabies vaccine
Also sold as: Verorab, Rabipur
Prescription neededVaccines and immunoglobulins
Comes as:Vaccine
Also sold as: Verorab, Rabipur
After a bite or scratch from a dog, cat or wild animal: wash the wound with soap and water for 15 minutes and go to a health facility the same day. The vaccine is given by a health worker as a series of injections (for example on days 0, 3, 7 and 14 to 28); rabies immunoglobulin may also be needed. Do not delay or skip doses.
Your doctor may give you a different dose. Children's doses depend on weight.
Stop taking it and see a doctor straight away if you notice:
Medicines that can react with this one.
Chloroquine can weaken the response to rabies vaccine, especially when given into the skin; the doctor may give it into the muscle.
Steroids can weaken the immune response to the vaccine; antibody levels may need checking.