BCG Vaccine
- TRADE NAMES: Mycobax (Sanofi-Aventis); TICE BCG (Organon)
- INDICATIONS: Immunization against tuberculosis
- SYNONYM: Bacille Calmette-Guerin
- CLASS: Vaccine
- HALF-LIFE: N/A
CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
Alefacept, Aminophylline, Azacitidine, Betamethasone, Cabazitaxel, Cefazolin, Cefixime, Ceftaroline Fosamil, Ceftobiprole, Ciprofloxacin, Demeclocycline, Denileukin, Docetaxel, Doripenem, Doxycycline, Fingolimod, Gefitinib, Gemifloxacin, Leflunomide, Levofloxacin, Minocycline, Monosodium Glutamate, Moxifloxacin, Ofloxacin, Oxaliplatin, Pazopanib, Pralatrexate, Rifaximin, Rifaximin, Sulfadiazine, Telavancin, Telithromycin, Temsirolimus
PREGNANCY CATEGORY: C
Investigated for treating COVID-19.
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SKIN.
MUCOSAL.
CARDIOVASCULAR.
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
ENDOCRINE/METABOLIC.
GASTROINTESTINAL/HEPATIC.
GENITOURINARY.
HEMATOLOGIC.
LOCAL.
NEUROMUSCULAR/SKELETAL.
OCULAR.
RESPIRATORY.
OTHER.
Page last updated 08/01/2022
Symbol key
Incidence 
- <1%
- 1-5%
- 5-10%
- 10-15%
- 15-20%
- 20-30%
- >30%
Seriousness
- Hospitalization possible
- Life threatening
- Fatal
Warnings in other populations
- Breast feeding
- Geriatric
- Pediatric
