• Rabies is a serious disease caused by a virus
• Rabishield 50 Injection is given one is bitten by an infected animal
• Post-exposure rabies prophylaxis (PEP) is necessary if you are bitten by a dog, cat, or other animals that are rabid or is suspected to be infected with the rabies virus
• Rabishield 50 Injection is to be administered as post-exposure prophylaxis after trained healthcare personnel's approval
• If a person is bitten by an animal, wash wounds and scratches immediately with soap and water for about 15 minutes
• This medicine is generally administered by a doctor or a nurse at a hospital or clinical set-up and should not be self-administered.
• People at high risk of exposure to rabies, such as veterinarians, animal handlers, rabies laboratory workers, and rabies biologics production workers are given pre-exposure prophylaxis
• The pre-exposure schedule for rabies vaccination is 3 doses
• Ask your doctor about the same.
• Common side effects of this medicine include injection site reactions (such as pain, redness, and swelling), headache, muscle pain, and upper respiratory tract infection
• If you experience any of these which do no resolve on their own or get worse, let your doctor know.

Uses of Rabishield 50 Injection

• In Prevention of Rabies Rabies is a serious disease caused by a virus that is usually transmitted through the bite of an infected animal such as a stray dog
• Rabishield 50 Injection helps protect those individuals who either have been bitten by a suspected rabid animal (dog, cat, monkey, rabbit, etc.) or are at a higher risk of getting this disease (veterinarians, animal handlers, rabies laboratory workers, etc.)
• It is given only by a doctor or a nurse and should not be self-administered
• The bulk of the medicine is injected in and around the bite wound and any leftover medicine is injected into a muscle.

Missed Doses

Frequestly asked Questions

Common and Known Side effects of Rabishield 50 Injection

• Injection site reactions (pain
• swelling
• redness)
• Headache
• Muscle pain
• Upper respiratory tract infection