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GARDASIL
Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent (Types 6, 11, 16, and 18) Vaccine, Recombinant
Questions for your daughter's
doctor or healthcare professional
One of your best sources of information about cervical cancer and HPV is your daughter's doctor or healthcare professional. Be sure to ask any questions you have. When visiting your daughter's doctor, you may want to take this list of questions about GARDASIL and how it can help guard against cervical cancer and HPV. These questions can be a great way to get the conversation started:
Questions to ask your daughter's Doctor
- How does GARDASIL work?
- Could my daughter get HPV or any other diseases from the vaccine?
- Could GARDASIL affect any other medications my daughter is currently taking?
- Why is it important to vaccinate against 4 types of HPV?
- Why should my daughter get vaccinated now?
- What are the possible side effects of GARDASIL?
- How is the vaccine given?
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More questions? Type them in here, and take a printed list to your daughter's doctor or healthcare professional.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT GARDASIL
GARDASIL is the only cervical cancer vaccine that helps protect against 4 types of human papillomavirus (HPV): 2 types that cause 70% of cervical cancer cases, and 2 more types that cause 90% of genital warts cases. GARDASIL is for girls and young women ages 9 to 26.
GARDASIL may not fully protect everyone, and does not prevent all types of cervical cancer, so it’s important to continue routine cervical cancer screenings. GARDASIL does not treat cervical cancer or genital warts. GARDASIL will not protect against diseases caused by other HPV types or against diseases not caused by HPV. GARDASIL is given as 3 injections over 6 months.
SELECT SAFETY INFORMATION
Anyone who is allergic to the ingredients of GARDASIL, including those severely allergic to yeast, should not receive the vaccine. GARDASIL is not for women who are pregnant.
The side effects include pain, swelling, itching, bruising, and redness at the injection site, headache, fever, nausea, dizziness, vomiting, and fainting. Sometimes fainting is accompanied by falling with injury, as well as shaking or stiffening and other seizure-like activity. Only a doctor or health care professional can decide if GARDASIL is right for you or your daughter.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Read the Patient Product Information or the Prescribing Information for GARDASIL.
This site is intended only for residents of the United States, its territories, and Puerto Rico.
GARDASIL is a registered trademark of Merck & Co., Inc.
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