AllExperts > Pharmacology 
Search      
Pharmacology
Volunteer
Answers to thousands of questions
 Home · More Pharmacology Questions · Answer Library  · Encyclopedia ·
More Pharmacology Answers
Question Library

Ask a question about Pharmacology
Volunteer
Experts of the Month
Expert Login

Awards

About Us
Tell friends
Link to Us
Disclaimer

 
 
 
 
About Dr Mohd Tariq Salman
Expertise
I can answer questions related to Adverse drug reactions, Rational use of medicines, especially antimicrobial agents, and scientific basis of the use of herbal drugs. I can also provide expert opinion on teaching and learning methods in pharmacology, pharmacology resources available on the internet and research methodology in biomedical sciences including clinical trials, biostatistics and screening of new drugs for pharmacological activity.

Experience
Teaching and training of undergraduate medical, dental and pharmacy students, supervision of Pharmacology residents and research in the fields of Herbal drugs, Pharmacovigilance and Drug Utilization studies.

Organizations
JN Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh India and Era's Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow, India

Publications
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, JK Science, Natural Product Radiance,Hippocratic Journal of Unani Medicine,Indian Journal for the Practicing Doctor and Unimed Kulliyat.

Education/Credentials
MBBS, MD (Pharmacology)

 
   

You are here:  Experts > Health/Fitness > Pharmacology > Pharmacology > tetanus shot

Pharmacology - tetanus shot


Expert: Dr Mohd Tariq Salman - 6/6/2009

Question
QUESTION: dear expert
first of all thank you so much for your effort to make people informed about Aids and make mind about their cases.
i have a question for u please,
last week i took a tetanus immune globulin (tig ) shot after an accident on my hand.
i dont know why i had a bad thoughts about that shot if it transmit blood borne pathogens as hiv hbv hvc
the shot named tet human 250 iu made in france bellon
is that way to transmitt hiv or hcv
thank u indeed sir

ANSWER: Dear Ammar, Assalam u alaikum.All immune globulins, including tig are sterile and do no possess the risk of transmission of any infection, including hiv or hcv.

---------- FOLLOW-UP ----------

QUESTION: thanks a lot for ur answer
i had my fears after i read this page
Risk of Transmissible Agents in Plasma-derived Preparations

http://www.medscapecrm.net/druginfo/monograph?cid=med&drugid=150460&drugname=Tet...(PF)+IM&monotype=monograph&secid=4

and did tetanus ig (tig) enough to get immunization and for how long
thanks again dr.tarik





ANSWER: The link you have given is not working. Please copy the article, paste on MS Word and send me at mtariqsalman[at the rate]gmail.com. Tetanus immune globulin (TIG) is used to provide passive immunity to tetanus as part of a postexposure prophylaxis regimen following a tetanus-prone wound and also in the treatment of tetanus in conjunction with active immunization with tetanus toxoid adsorbed or anti-infective agents against Clostridium tetani respectively. It only provides short term protection due to passive immunization and is not a substitute for active immunization with tetanus toxoid adsorbed. For effective immunization you need tetanus toxoid adsorbed.

---------- FOLLOW-UP ----------

QUESTION: thanks a lot doctor
this is another link
http://www.druglib.com/druginfo/baytet/warnings_precautions/
i will send u a pdf on yr email
do u advise me to get tetanus booster now or later
and what is the short time the tig immunization do?
again u r such a kind doctor
thank u very much for yr answers
ammar

Answer
Thanks for the pdf. During manufacture, donors are screened for any diseases, then various processes are used for inactivation of viruses and sterilization. So, practically there is no risk. But no process is fool proof. That's why the warning is written. Half life of the Immune globulin is 23 days which means its concentration in blood becomes half in 23 days. If you had taken the shot of tig because of any wound, it is enough for you. For protection from future infections,if you like, you can start tetanus toxoid immunization right now, but its not mandatory. It will be sufficient to take immunization as per the recommendations within 24 hours after having a wound.

Add to this Answer   Ask a Question


 
User Agreement | Privacy Policy | Kids' Privacy Policy | Help
Copyright  © 2008 About, Inc. AllExperts, AllExperts.com, and About.com are registered trademarks of About, Inc. All rights reserved.