HEPATITIS B VACCINE

Course overview

THE HEPATITIS B VACCINE IS A MEDICATION USED IN THE PREVENTION OF HEPATITIS B INFECTION, WHICH CAN LEAD TO CHRONIC LIVER FAILURE AND HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA. IT IS IN THE VACCINE CLASS OF DRUGS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS, ACTION, AND CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR THE HEPATITIS B VACCINE AS A VALUABLE AGENT IN THE PREVENTION OF HEPATITIS B INFECTION. THIS ACTIVITY WILL HIGHLIGHT THE MECHANISM OF ACTION, ADVERSE EVENT PROFILE, AND OTHER VITAL FACTORS PERTINENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE HEALTHCARE TEAM IN REDUCING THE BURDEN OF HEPATITIS B ON THEIR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY.