{"id":37,"date":"2022-09-08T11:14:39","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T11:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-a\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2026-02-26T12:16:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T12:16:02","slug":"safety-and-side-effects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-a\/what-is-gardasil-9\/safety-and-side-effects\/","title":{"rendered":"Safety and side effects"},"content":{"rendered":"<link rel='stylesheet' id='vivid360-hero-css-css' href='https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-a\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mhh-merck-vivid360-theme-1-12\/blocks\/hero\/css\/style.min.css?ver=1765194012' media='all' \/>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-hero\"><div class=\"vivid360-hero-container align-left align-middle ratio-30-70 horizontal mobile text-align-left has-white-color has-primary-background-color is-split-style split-image-right mobile-is-split-style mobile-split-image-top mobile-uses-custom-styles\" 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data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2024\/03\/RW_Gardasil-Day-02_05_WAITING-ROOM_SHADOW-SHOOTING_5730_desktop.png?w=1488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2024\/03\/RW_Gardasil-Day-02_05_WAITING-ROOM_SHADOW-SHOOTING_5730_desktop.png?w=1488\" alt=\"\" class=\"hero-image\" style=\"--desktop-focal-x:50%;--desktop-focal-y:50%;--mobile-focal-x:50%;--mobile-focal-y:50%;--tablet-focal-x:50%;--tablet-focal-y:50%\"\/><\/picture><div class=\"hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"hero-content\"><h1 style=\"--headlineFontSize:24px;--headlineFontSizeTablet:36px;--headlineFontSizeMobile:18px;--headlineLineHeight:36px;--headlineLineHeightTablet:45px;--headlineLineHeightMobile:27px\" class=\"hero-title fontWeightRegular\"><strong>Most common side effects of GARDASIL 9<\/strong><\/h1><p class=\"hero-description\"><\/p><div class=\"hero-btn-group\"><\/div><div class=\"hero-caption\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hero-caption-2mobile\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<link rel='stylesheet' id='vivid360-spacer-css-css' href='https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-a\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mhh-merck-vivid360-theme-1-12\/blocks\/spacer\/css\/style.min.css?ver=1765194012' media='all' \/>\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:32px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-32\"><\/div>\n\n\n<link rel='stylesheet' id='vivid360-row-module-css-css' href='https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-a\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mhh-merck-vivid360-theme-1-12\/blocks\/row\/css\/style.min.css?ver=6.8.5' media='all' \/>\n\n<div style=\"border-width:0px;border-style:;border-radius:0;background-color:#c3d2d5\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-row vivid360-row hcp-wide-bg-width wide-bg-width padding-left-right15\"><div class=\"cropped\" id=\"row63d51d26-0914-4da7-88b1-eca3a4f15019\"><div style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px\" class=\"row-content regular-width hcp-wide-width\">\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:32px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-32\"><\/div>\n\n\n<link rel='stylesheet' id='vivid360-heading-css-css' href='https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-a\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mhh-merck-vivid360-theme-1-12\/blocks\/heading\/css\/style.min.css?ver=1765194012' media='all' \/>\n\n<div class=\"vivid360-heading default-hcp-fontsize default-hcp-tablet-fontsize default-hcp-mobile-fontsize\" id=\"ae450259f-3d6c-4378-bcff-6d1956ec030d\"><h2 class=\"has-primary-dark-color content-width fontWeightRegular\" style=\"--desktopFontSize:var(--h2FontSizeDesktop);--tabletFontSize:var(--h2FontSizeDesktop);--mobileFontSize:var(--h2FontSizeMobile);--desktopLineHeightSize:var(--h2LineHeightDesktop);--tabletLineHeightSize:var(--h2LineHeightDesktop);--mobileLineHeightSize:\" id=\"\"><strong>What are the most common side effects of\u202f<span class=\"no-wrap-text\">GARDASIL 9?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:8px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-8\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><link rel='stylesheet' id='vivid360-list-css-css' href='https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-a\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mhh-merck-vivid360-theme-1-12\/blocks\/list\/css\/style.min.css?ver=1765194012' media='all' \/>\n\n<div class=\"vivid-block-list content-width  default-list block-cfb190cb-8463-4c4f-b7dc-515bea9dac30\" data-image=\"\" data-image-mobile=\"\" data-image-all=\"\" data-image-all-mobile=\"\" data-icon-color=\"#333\" data-text-color=\"#333\" data-client-id=\"block-cfb190cb-8463-4c4f-b7dc-515bea9dac30\" id=\"block-c56f2e11-0361-4b22-bb71-8bf1e2bdd165\"><ul id=\"block-c56f2e11-0361-4b22-bb71-8bf1e2bdd165\" class=\"first-level\"><li>Pain, swelling, redness, itching, bruising, bleeding, and a lump where you\u202fgot\u202fthe shot<\/li><li>Headache<\/li><li>Fever<\/li><li>Nausea<\/li><li>Dizziness<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"vivid-block-list content-width  default-list block-d6378598-f5ff-4d0d-b9cd-c27a01c2559e\" data-image=\"\" data-image-mobile=\"\" data-image-all=\"\" data-image-all-mobile=\"\" data-icon-color=\"#333\" data-text-color=\"#333\" data-client-id=\"block-d6378598-f5ff-4d0d-b9cd-c27a01c2559e\" id=\"block-c56f2e11-0361-4b22-bb71-8bf1e2bdd165\"><ul id=\"block-c56f2e11-0361-4b22-bb71-8bf1e2bdd165\" class=\"first-level\"><li>Tiredness<\/li><li>Diarrhea<\/li><li>Abdominal pain<\/li><li>Sore throat<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:8px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-8\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\">Fainting can happen after getting <span class=\"no-wrap-text\">GARDASIL 9<\/span>. Sometimes people who faint can fall and hurt themselves. For this reason, your health care professional may ask you to sit or lie down for 15 minutes after you get GARDASIL 9. Some people who faint might shake or become stiff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:16px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-16\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\">These are not all of the possible side effects of GARDASIL 9. Talk to your health care professional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:16px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-16\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\">Only a doctor or health care professional can decide if GARDASIL 9 is right for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:16px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-16\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\">You should contact your health care professional right away if you have any symptoms that bother you. For a more complete list of side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist, or other health care professional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:16px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-16\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\"><strong>You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Visit \u202f<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/medwatch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"#\"><span class=\"interstitial-external-link\">www.fda.gov\/medwatch<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u202f <strong>or call<\/strong> \u202f<span class=\"no-wrap-text\"><a href=\"tel:1-800-FDA-1088\" aria-label=\"#\"><strong>1-800-FDA-1088<\/strong><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:32px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-32\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:32px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-32\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:0px;border-style:;border-radius:0;background-color: !important\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-row vivid360-row hcp-wide-bg-width full-page-width\"><div class=\"cropped\" id=\"rowa3ff0b5a-4ce1-4caa-8432-322c09445d54\"><div style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px\" class=\"row-content wide-width hcp-wide-width\">\n<div class=\"vivid360-heading default-hcp-fontsize default-hcp-tablet-fontsize default-hcp-mobile-fontsize\" id=\"ab26773b9-d7f4-455d-a57b-6a57be4e05a5\"><h2 class=\"has-primary-dark-color content-width fontWeightRegular\" style=\"--desktopFontSize:var(--h2FontSizeDesktop);--tabletFontSize:var(--h2FontSizeDesktop);--mobileFontSize:var(--h2FontSizeMobile);--desktopLineHeightSize:var(--h2LineHeightDesktop);--tabletLineHeightSize:var(--h2LineHeightDesktop);--mobileLineHeightSize:\" id=\"\"><strong>Frequently asked questions<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:32px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-32\"><\/div>\n\n\n<link rel='stylesheet' id='vivid360-accordion-css-css' href='https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-a\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mhh-merck-vivid360-theme-1-12\/blocks\/accordion\/css\/style.min.css?ver=1776685438' media='all' \/>\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px 0;border-style:solid\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-accordion has-medium-gray-border-color content-width faq-accordion\"><details class=\"vivid360-block-accordion-details\"><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryOpenBgClass\">default-sum-open-background-color<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryCloseBgClass\">default-sum-close-background-color<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"openCloseAccordionTitle\">false<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryOpenHoverColorClass\">default-sum-open-hover-color<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryOpenFocusColorClass\">default-sum-open-focus-color<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryCloseFocusColorClass\">default-sum-close-focus-color<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryCloseHoverColorClass\">.default-sum-close-hover-color<\/div><summary class=\"vivid360-block-accordion-title-section  \n\t\t\t\tdefault-sum-close-background-color\" data-design-category=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"vivid360-block-accordion-title-c27b6c55-a8b9-4202-bb2c-eaa569c13fec\"><h4 class=\"vivid360-block-accordion-title\" id=\"vivid360-block-accordion-title-c27b6c55-a8b9-4202-bb2c-eaa569c13fec\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-dark-color\">Where can I get the HPV vaccine?<\/mark><\/strong><\/h4><\/summary><div class=\"vivid360-block-accordion-text default-description-background-color\">\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\">GARDASIL 9 may be available through your doctor or&nbsp;<a href=\"#pharmacySection\" aria-label=\"#\">pharmacist<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:16px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-16\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-regular-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-a\/faqs\/\" aria-label=\"#\">Explore FAQs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px 0;border-style:solid\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-accordion has-medium-gray-border-color content-width faq-accordion\"><details class=\"vivid360-block-accordion-details\"><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryOpenBgClass\">default-sum-open-background-color<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryCloseBgClass\">default-sum-close-background-color<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"openCloseAccordionTitle\">false<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryOpenHoverColorClass\">default-sum-open-hover-color<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryOpenFocusColorClass\">default-sum-open-focus-color<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryCloseFocusColorClass\">default-sum-close-focus-color<\/div><div class=\"summaryCustomColor\" id=\"summaryCloseHoverColorClass\">.default-sum-close-hover-color<\/div><summary class=\"vivid360-block-accordion-title-section  \n\t\t\t\tdefault-sum-close-background-color\" data-design-category=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"vivid360-block-accordion-title-6375510c-f3da-47e2-84de-e8b9c1efb599\"><h4 class=\"vivid360-block-accordion-title\" id=\"vivid360-block-accordion-title-6375510c-f3da-47e2-84de-e8b9c1efb599\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-dark-color\">What should I tell my health care professional before getting <span class=\"no-wrap-text\">GARDASIL 9?<\/span><\/mark><\/strong><\/h4><\/summary><div class=\"vivid360-block-accordion-text default-description-background-color\">\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tell your health care professional if you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:8px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-8 spacer-undefined\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vivid-block-list content-width default-list block-f93422a4-d00a-4c26-8c62-7cc55b1e0d0a has-regular-font-size\" data-image=\"\" data-image-mobile=\"\" data-image-all=\"\" data-image-all-mobile=\"\" data-icon-color=\"#333\" data-text-color=\"#333\" data-client-id=\"block-f93422a4-d00a-4c26-8c62-7cc55b1e0d0a\"><ul class=\"first-level\"><li>Are pregnant or planning to get pregnant.<\/li><li>Have immune problems, like HIV or cancer.<\/li><li>Take medicines that affect the immune system.<\/li><li>Have a fever over 100\u00b0F (37.8\u00b0C).<\/li><li>Might have had an allergic reaction to a previous dose of GARDASIL 9 or GARDASIL<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> [Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent (Types 6, 11, 16, and 18) Vaccine, Recombinant].<\/li><li>Take any medicines, even those you can buy over the counter.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:8px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-8 spacer-undefined\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\">Your health care professional will help decide if you should get the vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:16px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-16\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-a\/faqs\/\" aria-label=\"#\">Explore FAQs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:0px;border-style:;border-radius:0;background-color: !important\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-row vivid360-row hcp-wide-bg-width wide-bg-width\"><div class=\"cropped\" 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icon-right has-white-color\" role=\"button\" style=\"font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.86px;border-radius:0;border-style:solid;justify-content:space-between;text-align:left;width:100%\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-a\/faqs\/\" title=\"See more FAQs\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" data-design-category=\"button\" data-design-label=\"See more FAQs\" data-design-module=\"element\" data-event-name=\"element_click\">See more FAQs<span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"icon-angle-single-right\" class=\"icon-angle-single-right\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:32px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-32\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vivid360-heading default-hcp-fontsize default-hcp-tablet-fontsize default-hcp-mobile-fontsize\" id=\"ac5234ba5-f5c7-43fe-bdc9-065f337c753c\"><h2 class=\"has-primary-dark-color has-text-align-center content-width fontWeightRegular\" style=\"--desktopFontSize:var(--h2FontSizeDesktop);--tabletFontSize:var(--h2FontSizeDesktop);--mobileFontSize:var(--h2FontSizeMobile);--desktopLineHeightSize:var(--h2LineHeightDesktop);--tabletLineHeightSize:var(--h2LineHeightDesktop);--mobileLineHeightSize:;--tabletAlign:center;--mobileAlign:center\" id=\"\"><strong>Get more info<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:16px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-16\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><link rel='stylesheet' id='vivid360-card-css-css' href='https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-a\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mhh-merck-vivid360-theme-1-12\/blocks\/card\/css\/style.min.css?ver=1777396162' media='all' \/>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-card afca9b913-0b5f-48e7-bb02-16767a96c4bd vivid360-block-card has-text-align-left hasBoxShadow card-horizontal has-primary-dark-color has-primary-dark-border-color has-secondary-3-background-color full-page-width\" style=\"border-width:0px;border-style:;border-radius:0\"><div class=\"card-content\"><div class=\"card-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"card-header fontWeightRegular\"><strong>How to talk to your doctor or pharmacist<\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"card-link entire-card left\"><a class=\" has-primary-dark-link-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-a\/how-to-get-gardasil-9\/talk-to-your-doctor-or-pharmacist\/\" role=\"button\" style=\"border-radius:4px\" title=\"\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" data-design-category=\"link\" data-design-label=\"\" data-design-module=\"element\"><\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"has-primary-dark-color\"><div class=\"card-icon-right\"><i role=\"link\" aria-label=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-card a42171c0f-583c-45a6-85da-85e6ad8d6a23 vivid360-block-card has-text-align-left hasBoxShadow card-horizontal has-primary-dark-color has-primary-dark-border-color has-secondary-3-background-color full-page-width\" style=\"border-width:0px;border-style:;border-radius:0\"><div class=\"card-content\"><div class=\"card-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"card-header fontWeightRegular\"><strong>Dosing schedule<\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"card-link entire-card left\"><a class=\" has-primary-dark-link-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-a\/what-is-gardasil-9\/dosing-schedule\/\" role=\"button\" style=\"border-radius:4px\" title=\"\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" data-design-category=\"link\" data-design-label=\"\" data-design-module=\"element\"><\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"has-primary-dark-color\"><div class=\"card-icon-right\"><i role=\"link\" aria-label=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-card a83bd68cd-c0dc-4f22-8728-bf8842c91c2c vivid360-block-card has-text-align-left hasBoxShadow card-horizontal has-primary-dark-color has-primary-dark-border-color has-secondary-3-background-color full-page-width\" style=\"border-width:0px;border-style:;border-radius:0\"><div class=\"card-content\"><div class=\"card-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"card-header fontWeightRegular\"><strong>Understanding your insurance coverage<\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"card-link entire-card left\"><a class=\" has-primary-dark-link-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gardasil9.com\/patient-a\/how-to-get-gardasil-9\/insurance-coverage\/\" role=\"button\" style=\"border-radius:4px\" title=\"\" target=\"_self\" 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You may also want to discuss your insurance information in advance to verify coverage. The information provided here is not intended to replace medical advice from a health care practitioner. Inclusion of a pharmacy is not a representation or guarantee that you will have insurance coverage for the product when administered at pharmacy. The choice of pharmacy also may affect your out-of-pocket costs. You should confirm your insurance coverage for GARDASIL 9 and its administration prior to vaccination.\n<br \/><br \/>\nThese are not all the locations that may administer GARDASIL 9. If a location you are looking for is not listed, please contact the location to see if it is administering the vaccine.\n<br \/><br \/>\nThe Find a Pharmacy feature is provided for informational purposes only and is based on information provided by pharmacies that have opted in and have agreed to include their information. 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