Diphenoxylate Hydrochloride and M-M-R II Vaccine

• Generic Name: atropine / diphenoxylate
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Lomotil, Lonox, Lomocot, Vi-Atro

Adjunctive therapy in the management of diarrhea.

Symptomatic treatment of mild or uncomplicated travelers’ diarrhea, including that occurring in adult travelers with HIV infection. Should not be used in travelers with severe diarrhea or with high fever or blood in the stools; these travelers may benefit from short-term treatment with an anti-infective (e.g., a fluoroquinolone).

Ineffective for prevention of travelers’ diarrhea; may increase incidence of travelers’ diarrhea.

• Generic Name: measles virus vaccine / mumps virus vaccine / rubella virus vaccine
• Dosage Forms: injection, powder, lyophilized, for suspension
• Other Brand Names: M-M-R II

Measles, mumps, and rubella are serious diseases caused by viruses spread from person to person through the air. Measles, mumps, and rubella can cause minor symptoms such as fever, headache, sore throat, cough, swollen glands, runny nose, eye irritation, skin rash, muscle aches, and joint pain.

More serious symptoms of measles or mumps include pneumonia, hearing loss, painful swelling of the testicles or ovaries, and rarely permanent brain damage or death.

Becoming infected with rubella virus (also called German Measles) during pregnancy can result in a miscarriage or serious birth defects.

The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is used to help prevent these diseases by causing your body to develop immunity to the disease. This vaccine will not treat an active infection that has already developed in the body.

MMR vaccine is for use in children between the ages of 12 months and 6 years old, and in adults who have never received the vaccine or had the diseases.

Like any vaccine, the MMR vaccine may not provide protection from disease in every person.