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IF Y O U H A D C H IC K E N P O X A S A C H IL D ,

Y O U C O U L D G E T S H IN G L E S N O W .

The chickenpox virus is still in your body.

It can re su rfa ce as S hingles, a p a in fu l, b lis te rin g rash. T he S hingles rash

u su a lly lasts u p to 30 days, a n d fo r m o st th e p a in lessens as th e rash

heals. B u t som e p e o p le w h o d e v e lo p S hingles e xp e rie n ce lo n g -te rm

p a in th a t can last fo r m o n th s, even years.

ZO STAVAX is a vaccine that can help prevent Shingles.

ZO STAVAX is used to p re v e n t S hingles in a d u lts 60 years o f a g e o r

o ld e r. O nce y o u reach age 60, th e so o n e r yo u g e t va ccin a te d , th e

b e tte r y o u r chances o f p ro te c tin g y o u rs e lf fro m S hingles. ZO STAVAX

is g ive n as a sin g le sh o t. ZO STAVAX c a n n o t be used to tre a t Shingles,

o r th e n e rve p a in th a t m ay fo llo w S hingles, on ce yo u have it. Talk to

y o u r h e a lth care p ro fe s s io n a l to see if ZO STAVAX is rig h t fo r yo u .

Im portant Safety Inform ation

ZO STAVAX m ay n o t fu lly p ro te c t e v e ry o n e w h o g e ts th e vaccine.

Y ou sh o u ld n o t g e t ZO STAVAX if yo u are a lle rg ic to an y o f its

in g re d ie n ts , in c lu d in g g e la tin a n d n e o m ycin , have a w e a k e n e d

im m u n e system , ta k e h ig h doses o f ste ro id s, o r are p re g n a n t o r p la n to

b e co m e p re g n a n t. Possible side e ffe c ts in c lu d e redness, p a in , itc h in g ,

s w e llin g , w a rm th , o r b ru is in g a t th e in je c tio n site, as w e ll as headache.

Y ou are e n c o u ra g e d to re p o rt n e g a tiv e side e ffe c ts o f p re s c rip tio n

d ru g s to th e FDA. V is it w w w .fd a .g o v /m e d w a tc h o r call 1-800-FDA-1088.

B e fo re g e ttin g va ccin a te d , ta lk to y o u r h e a lth care p ro fe ssio n a l a b o u t

s itu a tio n s yo u m ay need to a vo id a fte r g e ttin g ZOSTAVAX. Please see

th e P a tie n t P ro d u c t In fo rm a tio n o n th e a d ja c e n t page.

Before you get Shingles, ask about ZOSTAVAX.

Z O S T A V A X "

Zoster Vaccine Live