Avaxim 80 U Pediatric/Avaxim Adult Use In Pregnancy & Lactation

Pregnancy: As a precautionary measure, it is preferable not to use this vaccine during pregnancy, except in case of a major contamination risk.
Avaxim 80 U Pediatric: No sufficient teratogenic data on animal are available.
In humans, up to now, the data is inadequate to assess teratogenic or foetotoxic risk of the vaccine against Hepatitis A when administered during pregnancy.
Avaxim Adult: No reliable data are available on teratogenesis in animals.
To date, there are no sufficiently relevant clinical data available to assess a potential vaccine-related malformation or foetoxic effect of the hepatitis A vaccine, when it is administered during pregnancy.
Breastfeeding: Avaxim 80 U Pediatric: It is not known whether this vaccine is excreted in human milk. Caution must be exercised when AVAXIM 80 U Pediatric is administered to a nursing mother. Ask the doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking any medicinal product.
Avaxim Adult: The effect of administering this vaccine during breast feeding has not been studied and its use during feeding is therefore not recommended.