diphtheria, polio, pertussis acellular, tetanus vaccine

Action and Spectrum

Drug Interaction

Adverse Reaction

Adverse drug reactions  

 Frequency defined 

>10%  

Tiredness (4-61%)  

Irritability (7-65%)  

Injection site pain (13%)  

Injection site tenderness (29%)  

Injection site swelling (11%)  

1-10%  

Crying (1%)  

Erythema at injection site (3%)   

induration  

Vomiting   

Post marketing Reports  

Guillain-Barre syndrome  

Black Box Warning

Contraindication / Caution

Pregnancy / Lactation

Pregnancy warnings:     

US FDA pregnancy category: C 

Lactation: 

Excreted into human milk is Unknown 

Pregnancy Categories:       

Category A: Satisfactory and well-controlled studies show no risk to the fetus in the first or later trimester.       

Category B: No evidence shown of risk to the fetus found in animal reproduction studies, and there are not enough studies on pregnant women       

Category C: Adverse effects on the fetus found with evidence in animal reproduction studies and no adequate evidence for a result in humans must take care of potential risks in pregnant women       

Category D: adequate data available with sufficient evidence of human fetal risk from various platforms, but despite the potential risk, and used only in emergency cases for potential benefits.       

Category X: Drugs listed in this category outweigh the risks over benefits. Hence these categories of drugs need to be avoided by pregnant women.       

Category N: There is no data available for the drug under this category 

Pharmacology

Adminstartion

Patient Information Leaflet

Patient Information Leaflet  

Generic Name: diphtheria, polio, pertussis acellular, tetanus vaccine  

Why do we use diphtheria, polio, pertussis acellular, tetanus vaccine? 

diphtheria, polio, pertussis acellular, tetanus vaccine a Vaccine used for Immunization.