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Active primary and booster immunisation of infants and toddlers for protection against Diphtheria (Pentaxim), Tetanus (Pentaxim), Pertussis (Pentaxim), Hepatitis B (Pentaxim) and invasive illness caused by H. influenzae type b. Pentaxim is indicated for infants regardless of whether or not they have received Hepatitis B (Pentaxim) vaccination at birth. Based on available evidence and recommendations, it is concluded that Pentaxim can, like similar combination vaccines, be used in infants interchangeably for basic immunisation with other DTP-HepB-Hib vaccines, or components thereof, as well as for boosting children primed in infancy with another combination vaccine.
Pentaxim description
Each 0.5-mL dose of vaccine contains purified Diphtheria (Pentaxim) toxoid not less than 7.5 Lf (not less than 30 iu), purified Tetanus (Pentaxim) toxoid not less than 3.25 Lf (not less than 60 iu), inactivated B. Pertussis (Pentaxim) not less than 15 OU (not less than 4 iu), Hib oligosaccharide 10 mcg conjugated to approximately 25 mcg of CRM 197, purified Hepatitis B (Pentaxim) surface antigen 10 mcg, aluminium phosphate (adjuvant) 0.3 mg Al.
Pentaxim also contains sodium chloride and water for injection to make 0.5 mL as inactive ingredients.
Pentaxim inj is a ready-to-use, fully liquid combined vaccine containing Diphtheria (Pentaxim) and Tetanus (Pentaxim) toxoids, Bordetella Pertussis (Pentaxim) inactivated cellular suspension, Hepatitis B (Pentaxim) surface antigen (HBsAg) and Haemophilus influenzae type B conjugated oligosaccharide.
The Diphtheria (Pentaxim) and Tetanus (Pentaxim) toxoids are obtained from Corynebacterium Diphtheria (Pentaxim) and Clostridium tetani cultures, respectively by formaldehyde inactivation and purification. The Pertussis (Pentaxim) suspension component is obtained from B. Pertussis (Pentaxim) cultures after inactivation and purification.
The Hepatitis B (Pentaxim) surface antigen is produced in genetically engineered yeast cells (Hansenula polymorpha) carrying the relevant gene in the HBsAg. The purified antigen is inactivated by several physicochemical steps.
The H. influenza type B component is made of purified capsular oligosaccharides conjugated to CRM 197 (Cross Reacting Material), a non-toxic mutant of Diphtheria (Pentaxim) toxin, prepared from C. diphtheriae cultures.
The vaccine contains aluminium phosphate as adjuvant, forming a whitish sediment.
Pentaxim inj is free from preservatives. Thiomersal may be present in traces as a residue of the manufacturing process.
Pentaxim dosage
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Primary Vaccination: The primary vaccination consists of 3 doses of 0.5 mL to be administered at intervals of at least 4 weeks and as per schedule 6, 10, 14 weeks; 2, 3, 4 months; 3, 4, 5 months; 2, 4, 6 months.
All vaccination schedules including the WHO Expanded Program on Immunisation (EPI) at 6, 10, 14 weeks can be used whether or not a dose of Hepatitis B (Pentaxim) vaccine has been given at birth.
Where a dose of Hepatitis B (Pentaxim) vaccine is given at birth, Pentaxim can be used for supplementary doses of Hepatitis B (Pentaxim) vaccine from the age of 6 weeks. If a 2nd dose of Hepatitis B (Pentaxim) vaccine is required before this age, monovalent Hepatitis B (Pentaxim) vaccine should be used.
The use of Pentaxim should be in accordance with official recommendations.
Booster Vaccination:After a 3-dose primary vaccination with Pentaxim, a booster dose should be given, preferably during the 2nd year of life, at least 6 months after the last priming dose.
Booster doses should be given in accordance with the official recommendations. At the very least, a dose of Hib vaccine must be administered.
After a 3-dose primary vaccination with Pentaxim (2, 3, 4 months; 3, 4, 5 months; 2, 4, 6 months) and in the absence of Hepatitis B (Pentaxim) vaccination at birth, it is necessary to give a Hepatitis B (Pentaxim) vaccine booster dose. Pentaxim can be considered for the booster.
After a 3-dose WHO EPI schedule with Pentaxim (6, 10, 14 weeks) and in the absence of Hepatitis B (Pentaxim) vaccination at birth, a Hepatitis B (Pentaxim) vaccine booster must be given. At the very least, a booster dose of polio vaccine should be given. Pentaxim can be considered for the booster.
When a Hepatitis B (Pentaxim) vaccine is given at birth, after a 3-dose primary vaccination, Pentaxim or a pentavalent DTaP/IPV/Hib vaccine can be administered for the booster.
Pentaxim may be used as a booster in individuals who have previously been vaccinated with another hexavalent vaccine or pentavalent DTaP-IPV/Hib vaccine associated with a monovalent Hepatitis B (Pentaxim) vaccine.
Administration: Immunisation must be carried out by IM injection. The recommended injection site is preferably the anterolateral area of the upper thigh and the deltoid muscle in older children (possibly from 15 months).
Pentaxim interactions
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Data on concomitant administration of Pentaxim with a pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugated vaccine have shown no clinically relevant interference in the antibody response to each of the antigens.
Data on concomitant administration of a booster dose of Pentaxim with measles-mumps-rubella vaccines have shown no clinically relevant interference in the antibody response to each of the antigens. There may be a clinically relevant interference in the antibody response of Pentaxim and a varicella vaccine and these vaccines should not be administered at the same time.
Data on concomitant administration of rotavirus vaccines have shown no clinically relevant interference in the antibody response to each of the antigens.
No data are available on concomitant administration of Pentaxim with meningococcal vaccines.
If co-administration with another vaccine is considered, immunization should be carried out on separate injection sites.
Pentaxim must not be mixed with any other vaccines or other parenterally administered medicinal products.
Except in the case of immunosuppressive therapy, no significant clinical interaction with other treatments or biological products has been reported.
Interference With Laboratory Testing: See Precautions.
Incompatibilities: In the absence of compatibility studies, Pentaxim must not be mixed with other vaccines or medicinal products.
Pentaxim side effects
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Clinical Trial Adverse Reactions: Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical trials of a vaccine cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical trials of another vaccine and may not reflect rates observed in practice. The adverse reaction information from clinical trials dose, however, provide a basis for identifying the adverse events that appear to be related to vaccine use and for approximating rates of those events.
In a randomized, controlled clinical trial conducted in Canada, 339 infants were immunized with Pentaxim at 2, 4 and 6 months. In addition, 301 of these children were immunized as toddlers at 18 months. Injection site reactions were generally mild. Up to 1/3 of children receiving Pentaxim experienced some degree of redness, swelling or tenderness around in a injection site. The frequency of solicited injection site and systemic reactions observed in a clinical trial within 24 hrs of any dose of Pentaxim given at 2, 4, 6 and 18 months are presented as follows: Very common: ≥10%; common: ≥1% and <10%.
General Disorders and Administration Site Conditions: Very Common: Injection site tenderness, swelling, redness, fever (≥38°C), crying, eating less, fussiness, less active.
Data from Post-Marketing Experience: The following additional adverse events have been spontaneously reported during the post-marketing use of Pentaxim worldwide. Because these events are reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or establish a causal relationship to vaccine exposure.
Immune System Disorders: Hypersensitivity, anaphylactic reaction (eg, urticaria, angioedema).
Psychiatric Disorders: Irritability, screaming.
Nervous System Disorders: Convulsion (with or without fever), prolonged or unusual high-pitched crying, hypotonic-hyporesponsive episode (infant appears pale, hypotonic (limp) and unresponsive to parents). To date, this condition has not been associated with any permanent sequelae.
Vascular Disorders: Pallor.
Respiratory, Thoracic and Mediastinal Disorders: Apnea.
Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders: Erythema, rash.
Musculoskeletal, Connective Tissue and Bone Disorders:
Pain in vaccinated limb.
General Disorders and Administration Site Conditions:
High fever (>40.5°C), injection site mass, asthenia andlistlessness.
Large injection site reactions (>50 mm) including extensive limb swelling which mayextend from the injection site beyond one or both joints, have been reported in childrenfollowing Pentaxim administration. These reactions usually start within 24-72 hrsafter vaccination, may be associated with erythema, warmth, tenderness or pain at theinjection site and resolve spontaneously within 3-5 days. The risk appears to bedependent on the number of prior doses of acellular Pertussis (Pentaxim) containing vaccine, with agreater risk following the 4th and 5th doses.
Edematous reactions affecting one or both lower limbs have occurred following vaccination with H. influenza type b containing vaccines. When this reaction occurs, it does so mainly after primary injections and is observed within the first few hours following vaccination. Associated symptoms may include cyanosis, redness, transient purpura and severe crying. All events resolved spontaneously without sequelae within 24 hours.
Pentaxim contraindications
Hypersensitivity to Diphtheria (Pentaxim), Tetanus (Pentaxim), acellular Pertussis (Pentaxim), Hepatitis B (Pentaxim) (rDNA), inactivated Poliomyelitis (Pentaxim) and adsorbedHib conjugate vaccine or to any of the excipients of Pentaxim, to trace residuals (glutaraldehyde, formaldehyde, neomycin, streptomycin and polymyxin B), to any Pertussis (Pentaxim) vaccine or after previous administration of Pentaxim or a vaccine containing the same components or constituents.
History of an anaphylactic reaction after a previous administration of Pentaxim.
Vaccination with Pentaxim is contraindicated if the individual has experienced an encephalopathy of unknown aetiology, occurring within 7 days following prior vaccination with a Pertussis (Pentaxim) containing vaccine (whole cell or acellular Pertussis (Pentaxim) vaccines). In these circumstances, Pertussis (Pentaxim) vaccination should be discontinued and the vaccination course should be continued with Diphtheria (Pentaxim), Tetanus (Pentaxim), Hepatitis B (Pentaxim), Poliomyelitis (Pentaxim) and Hib vaccines.
Pertussis (Pentaxim) vaccine should not be administered to individuals with uncontrolled neurologic disorder or uncontrolled epilepsy until treatment for the condition has been established, the condition has stabilized and the benefit clearly outweighs the risk.
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The results of a survey conducted on ndrugs.com for Pentaxim are given in detail below. The results of the survey conducted are based on the impressions and views of the website users and consumers taking Pentaxim. We implore you to kindly base your medical condition or therapeutic choices on the result or test conducted by a physician or licensed medical practitioners.
User reports
1 consumer reported useful
Was the Pentaxim drug useful in terms of decreasing the symptom or the disease? According to the reports released by ndrugs.com website users, the below mentioned percentages of users say the drug is useful / not useful to them in decreasing their symptoms/disease. The usefulness of the drug depends on many factors, like severity of the disease, perception of symptom, or disease by the patient, brand name used [matters only to a certain extent], other associated conditions of the patient. If the drug is not effective or useful in your case, you need to meet the doctor to get re-evaluated about your symptoms/disease, and he will prescribe an alternative drug.
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