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PENTAXIM is indicated to help protect your child against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis and against inverse infections due to the Haemophilus influenzae type b bacterium (such as meningitis, blood poisoning, etc.). PENTAXIM is indicated in children from the age of 2 months.
Nov 29, 2023 · Global pentavalent vaccines are variations of the UK’s 5-in-1 vaccine, and recommended as part of routine childhood immunisations by the World Health Organization (WHO). The vaccines give protection against five diseases - diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, and Hib disease (Haemophilus influenzae type b) (DTwP-HepBHib).
DTaP-IPV/Hib vaccine is a 5-in-1 combination vaccine that protects against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, and Haemophilus influenzae type B. Its generic name is "diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis adsorbed, inactivated poliovirus and haemophilus B conjugate vaccine", and it is also known as DTaP-IPV-Hib.
Apr 1, 2024 · In a bid to tackle the surge in pertussis cases, the Department of Health (DOH) said that it will provide pentavalent or 5-in-1 vaccines to “vulnerable populations,” including children aged five and up, adolescents, adults, and pregnant women.
Pentavalent vaccine provides protection to a child from 5 life-threatening diseases – Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Hepatitis B and Hib. DPT (Diptheria+Pertussis+Tetanus) and Hep B are already part of routine immunization in India; Hib vaccine is a new addition. Together, the combination is called Pentavalent.
As with all injectable vaccines, PENTAXIM must be administered with caution to subjects with thrombocytopenia or a bleeding disorder since bleeding may occur following an intramuscular administration to these subjects.
PENTAXIM is a vaccine. Vaccines are used to protect against infectious diseases. When PENTAXIM is injected, the body's natural defenses develop a protection against those diseases.
