Before Receiving This Medicine

In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of using the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For tetanus immune globulin, the following should be considered:

Allergies—Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to tetanus immune globulin.

Pregnancy—Studies on effects in pregnancy have not been done in either humans or animals. However, there is no reason to suspect that tetanus immune globulin causes problems in pregnant women.

Breast-feeding—Tetanus immune globulin has not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies.

Children—Although there is no specific information comparing use of tetanus immune globulin in children with use in other age groups, this medicine is not expected to cause different side effects or problems in children than it does in adults.

Older adults—Many medicines have not been studied specifically in older people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in younger adults or if they cause different side effects or problems in older people. There is no specific information comparing use of tetanus immune globulin in the elderly with use in other age groups. However, there is no evidence that the effects of tetanus immune globulin in older adults differ from those in younger persons.

Other medical problems—The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of tetanus immune globulin. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems.