Pharmacoepidemiologic implications of erroneous varicella vaccinations in pregnancy through confusion with Varicella zoster immune globulin

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 651-654

  Wise, Robert P ^a   Braun, M Miles ^a   Seward, Jane F ^b   Mootrey, Gina Terracciano ^c   Shields, Kristine E ^d   Salive, Marcel E ^a   Krause, Philip R ^a  

^a CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

^c NIP   (United States)

^d MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical error; Pregnancy registry; Product confusion; Safety surveillance; Varicella vaccine

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; HERPES ZOSTER IMMUNOGLOBULIN; ANTISERUM; VARICELLA ZOSTER IMMUNE GLOBULIN; VARICELLA-ZOSTER IMMUNE GLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG SAFETY; ERROR; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; VACCINATION; ADULT; DRUG INFORMATION; FEMALE; MEDICATION ERROR; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION;

ADULT; CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNE SERA; IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE; MEDICATION ERRORS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0036906387     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.749     Document Type: Article

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