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Measles Virus (Morbillinum)

Label from Boiron

  • Not on the FDA shortage list
  • No recalls in the last 3 years

What it is used for

Rx Only*

Full prescribing information (DailyMed) (opens in a new tab) Patient information (MedlinePlus) (opens in a new tab)

From the FDA drug label and openFDA records. For reference, not medical advice.

Most-reported side effects

218 reports to the FDA

  1. Fatigue24
  2. Headache24
  3. Pyrexia22
  4. Malaise20
  5. Dyspnoea18
  6. Pruritus16
  7. Dizziness15
  8. Nausea15
  9. Pain15
  10. Myalgia13

From the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System. These are voluntary reports: they do not show that the drug caused the event, or how often it happens.

On The Clinical Times

9 matchs

  1. Oct. 4Pennsylvania reports 977 measles cases across 39 countiesOutbreaks
  2. Oct. 1Pennsylvania reports fifth measles-associated deathOutbreaks
  3. Sept. 30CDC updates measles tally to include a second deathOutbreaks
  4. Sept. 29Pennsylvania reports 903 measles casesOutbreaks
  5. c. 900 CEAl-Razi's treatise on smallpox and measlesHistory of medicine
  6. 1846Panum's study of measles in the Faroe IslandsHistory of medicine
  7. 1963Edmonston-B measles vaccineHistory of medicine
  8. 2000Elimination of endemic measles in the United StatesHistory of medicine
  9. 2025Loss of measles elimination status in the AmericasHistory of medicine

Research

29,038 articles in PubMed, most relevant first

  1. Review2017 · Lancet (London, England)

    Measles (opens in a new tab)

    Moss WJ

  2. Review2020 · Current opinion in virology

    Measles pathogenesis, immune suppression and animal models (opens in a new tab)

    Laksono BM, de Vries RD, Duprex WP, et al.

  3. Review2024 · Journal of virologyFree full text

    What's going on with measles? (opens in a new tab)

    Moss WJ, Griffin DE

  4. Review2025 · Pediatric annals

    Measles: An Ongoing Threat (opens in a new tab)

    Popofsky S, Romero JR

  5. 2024 · Medicina clinica

    Measles again? (opens in a new tab)

    López-Perea N

  6. Review2019 · The New England journal of medicine

    Measles (opens in a new tab)

    Strebel PM, Orenstein WA

See all 29,038 on PubMed (opens in a new tab)

Clinical trials

434 studies on ClinicalTrials.gov

  1. Status unknownstarted 2023

    Immunogenicity of After Primary Immunization and Booster Immunization of sIPV (opens in a new tab)

    Sinovac Biotech Co., Ltd

  2. CompletedPhase 1 · started 2017

    Phase I Trial of Measles Vectored Chikungungya Vaccine (opens in a new tab)

    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

  3. CompletedPhase 3 · started 2007

    Comparative Study of Immunogenicity and Safety of a 2-dose Regimen of ProQuad® Manufactured With rHA (V221-038) (opens in a new tab)

    Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

  4. Completedstarted 2020

    Do Childhood Measles and DTaP Vaccination Decrease the Mortality Rate Caused by COVID-19 in OECD Countries? (opens in a new tab)

    Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital

  5. CompletedPhase 2 · started 2017

    Yellow Fever Vaccine on Statin/ Non Statin Subjects (opens in a new tab)

    Singapore General Hospital

  6. CompletedPhase 4 · started 2024

    Immunogenicity of Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine Co-administered With Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine (MMR) (opens in a new tab)

    Liaoning Chengda Biotechnology CO., LTD

See all 434 on ClinicalTrials.gov (opens in a new tab)

Medical reference

StatPearls, for clinicians

  1. Measles (opens in a new tab)

  2. Koplik Spots (opens in a new tab)

  3. Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (opens in a new tab)

See all 281 StatPearls chapters (opens in a new tab)

MedlinePlus, for patients

  1. Measles (opens in a new tab)

    Measles is an infectious disease caused by a virus. It spreads easily from person to person. It causes a blotchy red rash. The rash often starts on the head and moves down the body. Other symptoms include: Fever Cough...

  2. Rubella (opens in a new tab)

    Rubella is an infection caused by a virus. It is usually mild with fever and a rash. About half of the people who get rubella do not have symptoms. If you do get them, symptoms may include: A rash that starts on the face...

  3. Mumps (opens in a new tab)

    Mumps is an illness caused by the mumps virus. It starts with: Fever Headache Muscle aches Tiredness Loss of appetite After that, the salivary glands under the ears or jaw become swollen and tender. The swelling can be...

Research, trials and reference come from the National Library of Medicine (PubMed, ClinicalTrials.gov, StatPearls on the NCBI Bookshelf, MedlinePlus); drug facts, side-effect reports and recalls from the FDA. For reference, not medical advice.