| ID | 1046 |
| Name of the vaccine | Quadracel |
| Microbe | Bacteria |
| Disease name | Pertussis (Whooping Cough) |
| Name of bacteria | Bordetella pertussis |
| Type of vaccine | Inactivated |
| Nucleic acid content | DNA |
| Age | 4 to 6 years |
| Description of the vaccine | Diphtheria, Tetanus Toxoids, Acellular Pertussis Adsorbed and Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine (DTaP vaccine). |
| Name of the manufacturer | Sanofi Pasteur Limited |
| Name of the manufacturing country | Canada |
| Year of manufacture | 2015 |
| Clinical Phase status | Approved |
| Bacterial strain | Gram-negative coccobacillus. |
| Efficacy | Prevent pertussis in infants with a protective efficacy of 85.2% using the WHO case definition and the protective efficacy against mild disease was 77.9%. |
| Vaccine formulation | Suspension for injection |
| Dosage | Single dose of 0.5 mL. |
| Mechanism of action | Not clearly defined. |
| Route of administration | Intramuscular |
| Indications | If Quadracel is administered to immunocompromised persons the expected immune response may not be obtained. |
| Export | Distributed by- Sanofi Pasteur Inc., USA |
| Approval | US FDA |
| Adjuvant | Aluminium phosphate |
| Repurposing | For diphtheria, tetanus and poliovirus. |
| Side effects of vaccine | Pain, increase in arm circumference, erythema, swelling, myalgia, malaise, and headache. |
| Post vaccination | NA |
| Dose type | Single dose |
| Interspecies transfer | NA |
| PubMed identifier | NA |
| Clinical trial number | NA |
| Reference | https://www.fda.gov/media/91640/download |
| Other name | NA |
| Additional Links | https://products.sanofi.ca/en/quadracel.pdf
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