Rabipur: price, uses & cheaper substitutes

The same day, ideally within hours. First wash the wound with soap and running water for 15 minutes, then go to the nearest hospital or government anti-rabies clinic. The first dose is given on day 0, with further doses on days 3, 7, 14 and 28 (some centres follow a 4-dose schedule). For deep bites, rabies immunoglobulin is also injected around the wound.

See a doctor anyway. In India the vaccine is usually started and the animal observed for 10 days; if the dog stays healthy, the doctor may stop the remaining doses. Rabies is 100% fatal once symptoms begin, so the risk of waiting is not worth taking.

Both are modern cell-culture rabies vaccines that meet WHO potency standards. Rabipur is a chick-embryo-cell vaccine (GSK/Bavarian Nordic); Abhayrab is a Vero-cell vaccine from Indian Immunologicals. Either can be used, and they are interchangeable if one is unavailable mid-course.

Yes. Because rabies is always fatal, pregnant and breastfeeding women are given the full post-exposure course, including immunoglobulin if needed. There is no evidence of harm to the baby.