BCG vaccine SSI

How can this medicine affect other medicines?

Other vaccines, including other live vaccines, may be given at the same time as the BCG vaccine, but should be given into a different arm.

Other live vaccines that are not given at the same time as the BCG vaccine must not be given until at least four weeks after the BCG vaccine. Other live vaccines include the following: yellow fever; measles, mumps, rubella (MMR); oral polio; oral typhoid.

No other vaccines should be given into the arm used for the BCG vaccine for three months after the BCG. This is because this can cause painfull swelling of the lymph nodes (lymphadenitis) in the area of that arm.

Live vaccines such as this one should not be given to people receiving treatment that suppresses the immune system, for example, high doses of corticosteroids taken by mouth or injection, immunosuppressive medicines to prevent rejection of organ transplants, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy.

The BCG vaccine should not be given to people who are taking preventative anti-tuberculous medicines, for example isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide.

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