Varivax may interact with certain medications or supplements. Always let your doctor and pharmacist know about any other medications or supplements (including prescribed and over-the-counter medications, vitamins, and dietary or herbal supplements) that you are currently taking. The list below does not include all possible drug interactions with Varivax. Please note that only the generic name of each medication is listed below.
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are receiving this vaccine, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
Receiving this vaccine with any of the following medicines is not recommended. Your doctor may decide not to use this vaccine or change some of the other medicines you take.
- Alemtuzumab
- Bendamustine
- Bortezomib
- Bosutinib
- Cabazitaxel
- Capecitabine
- Carboplatin
- Carfilzomib
- Carmustine
- Chlorambucil
- Cisplatin
- Cladribine
- Clofarabine
- Cyclophosphamide
- Cytarabine
- Cytarabine Liposome
- Dacarbazine
- Dasatinib
- Daunorubicin
- Daunorubicin Citrate Liposome
- Daunorubicin Liposome
- Deflazacort
- Docetaxel
- Doxorubicin
- Epirubicin
- Etoposide
- Fludarabine
- Fluorouracil
- Gemcitabine
- Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin
- Hydroxyurea
- Idarubicin
- Ifosfamide
- Imatinib
- Interferon Alfa
- Irinotecan
- Irinotecan Liposome
- Lomustine
- Mechlorethamine
- Melphalan
- Mercaptopurine
- Methotrexate
- Mitomycin
- Mitoxantrone
- Nelarabine
- Nilotinib
- Ofatumumab
- Oxaliplatin
- Paclitaxel
- Paclitaxel Protein-Bound
- Pemetrexed
- Pentostatin
- Ponatinib
- Procarbazine
- Rituximab
- Temozolomide
- Teniposide
- Thiotepa
- Topotecan
- Tositumomab
- Vinblastine
- Vinorelbine
Receiving this vaccine with any of the following medicines is usually not recommended, but may be required in some cases. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
- Adalimumab
- Ansuvimab-zykl
- Antithymocyte Globulin Rabbit
- Aspirin
- Atoltivimab
- Axicabtagene Ciloleucel
- Azathioprine
- Baricitinib
- Belatacept
- Benorilate
- Brexucabtagene Autoleucel
- Brodalumab
- Certolizumab Pegol
- Choline Salicylate
- Cyclosporine
- Dupilumab
- Emapalumab-lzsg
- Etanercept
- Everolimus
- Fingolimod
- Golimumab
- Guselkumab
- Immune Globulin
- Inebilizumab-cdon
- Infliximab
- Ixekizumab
- Leflunomide
- Mesalamine
- Mycophenolic Acid
- Ocrelizumab
- Olsalazine
- Ozanimod
- Ponesimod
- Rilonacept
- Risankizumab-rzaa
- Salicylamide
- Salicylic Acid
- Salsalate
- Sarilumab
- Satralizumab-mwge
- Secukinumab
- Siponimod
- Sirolimus
- Sodium Salicylate
- Sodium Thiosalicylate
- Tacrolimus
- Teriflunomide
- Tildrakizumab-asmn
- Tocilizumab
- Tofacitinib
- Trabectedin
- Trolamine Salicylate
- Upadacitinib
- Ustekinumab
- Voclosporin
Receiving this vaccine with any of the following medicines may cause an increased risk of certain side effects, but using both drugs may be the best treatment for you. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
- Abatacept
- Cytomegalovirus Immune Globulin, Human
- Hepatitis B Immune Globulin
- Rabies Immune Globulin
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus Immune Globulin, Human
- Tetanus Immune Globulin
- Vaccinia Immune Globulin, Human
- Varicella-Zoster Immune Globulin
