Pentavac
Pentavac is a vaccine that helps protect your child against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, and serious Haemophilus influenzae type b infections.
Form
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Active Ingredient
Corynebacterium diphtheriae toxoid, adsorbed
Manufacturer
Sanofi Winthrop Industrie
How to Use
Dosage
The vaccine is typically given in a series of doses to infants, with a booster shot later, according to your doctor's schedule.
Method
A doctor or nurse will give this vaccine as an injection into your child's thigh or upper arm muscle.
Important
This is a vaccine given according to a specific schedule, not a daily medication; there is no maximum daily dose.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Loss of appetite
- •Nervousness or irritability
- •Abnormal crying
- •Drowsiness
- •Vomiting
- •Redness at injection site
- •Fever of 38 °C or higher
- •Swelling at injection site
- •Pain at injection site
- •Diarrhea
- •Hardness at injection site
- •Sleep disturbances
RARE
- •Redness and swelling of 5 cm or more at injection site
- •Fever of 39 °C or higher
- •Prolonged, inconsolable crying (lasting more than 3 hours)
- •High fever over 40 °C
- •Swelling of one or both legs, sometimes with bluish skin, redness, small bruises, and severe crying.
- •Seizures, with or without fever
- •Shock-like state (child becoming pale, floppy, and unresponsive)
- •Rash, skin redness, and itching
- •Large reactions at injection site (over 5 cm), including widespread swelling of the limb that extends across one or both joints.
- •Temporary loss of movement or sensation (Guillain-Barré syndrome) or arm/shoulder pain/numbness.
Important Warnings
- Do not give this vaccine if your child is allergic to any of its ingredients or to other whooping cough vaccines.
- If your child has a high fever or an acute illness (like a bad cold or flu), the vaccination might need to be postponed until they are better.
- Tell your doctor if your child has an active brain disease.
- Inform your doctor if your child has had a severe reaction affecting the brain after a previous whooping cough vaccine.
- Tell your doctor if your child is allergic to glutaraldehyde, neomycin, streptomycin, or polymyxin B.
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- If your child has problems with their immune system or is receiving treatment that weakens it, vaccination might be postponed.
- Inform your doctor if your child has experienced temporary loss of movement or sensation (Guillain-Barré syndrome) or arm/shoulder pain/numbness after a tetanus-containing vaccine.
- Tell your doctor if your child has a low platelet count or a bleeding disorder, as this could cause bleeding at the injection site.
- Fainting can happen before or after needle injections. Tell the doctor or nurse if you or your child has fainted during a previous injection.