Lyme disease vaccine (recombinant ospa) Intramuscular and Slow Fe

• Generic Name: lyme disease vaccine
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names:

Lyme disease vaccine is an active immunizing agent used to prevent infection by Lyme disease bacteria. It works by causing your body to produce its own protection (antibodies) against the bacteria.

Lyme disease causes rash, fever, weakness, and joint and muscle pain. The disease is caused by bacteria passed to humans by the bite of infected ticks.

The risk of getting tick-borne infections can be lessened by such precautions as wearing long-sleeved shirts and long pants, tucking pants into socks, treating clothing with tick repellent, and checking for and removing attached ticks.

Lyme disease vaccine (recombinant ospa) is no longer commercially available.

• Generic Name: ferrous sulfate
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Feosol, Fer-Gen-Sol, Fer-in-Sol, Fer-Iron, FeroSul, Ferra TD. Caps, Ferro-Bob, Ferrousal, Lydia E. Pinkham, MyKidz Iron 10, Slow Fe, Slow Release Iron, Fe Caps, Feratab, Fer Iron, Fer-in-Sol, Ferra-TD

Slow Fe is a type of iron. You normally get iron from the foods you eat. In your body, iron becomes a part of your hemoglobin (HEEM o glo bin) and myoglobin (MY o glo bin). Hemoglobin carries oxygen through your blood to tissues and organs. Myoglobin helps your muscle cells store oxygen.

Slow Fe is used to treat iron deficiency anemia (a lack of red blood cells caused by having too little iron in the body).

Slow Fe may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.