Definition of immunocompromised
: having the immune system impaired or weakened (as by drugs or illness)
Updated on: 16 Jun 2018
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When in the presence of an immunocompromised patient; when toxic drugs or chemicals are being used; or when their own clothes become damaged or stained — as can happen when transporting a bleeding accident victim, for example.
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Insurers will surely cover an off-label 500k drug with a black box warning for infections in a immunocompromised patient population when an approved drug for the indication exists, right?
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This is also something to bear in mind if there are immunocompromised people in your home, like someone who’s on chemotherapy or is elderly.
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There is an existing shingles vaccine, made by Merck—basically a super-large dose of its live chicken-pox vaccine—but it is not recommended for immunocompromised patients.
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