ID | 1059 |
Name of the vaccine | Tetravac or Tetravac Acellulaire |
Microbe | Bacteria |
Disease name | Pertussis (Whooping Cough) |
Name of bacteria | Bordetella pertussis |
Type of vaccine | Combination |
Nucleic acid content | DNA |
Age | 2 to 24 months |
Description of the vaccine | Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (acellular, component) and poliomyelitis (inactivated) vaccine, adsorbed. |
Name of the manufacturer | Sanofi Pasteur |
Name of the manufacturing country | France |
Year of manufacture | NA |
Clinical Phase status | Approved |
Bacterial strain | Gram-negative coccobacillus. |
Efficacy | NA |
Vaccine formulation | Suspension for injection |
Dosage | Schedule 1: Three primary doses and one booster.
Schedule 2: Three primary doses with no booster. |
Mechanism of action | NA |
Route of administration | Intramuscular |
Indications | NA |
Export | Marketing Authorisation Holder : Sanofi Pasteur Europe |
Approval | Member States of the EEA |
Adjuvant | Aluminium hydroxide |
Repurposing | For tetanus, diphtheria and poliomyelitis. |
Side effects of vaccine | Loss of appetite, irritability, abnormal crying, drowsiness, headache, vomiting, myalgia, redness, pain, swelling, fever and malaise. |
Post vaccination | NA |
Dose type | Combination (3 or 4 doses) |
Interspecies transfer | NA |
PubMed identifier | NA |
Clinical trial number | NA |
Reference | https://www.drugs.com/uk/tetravac-suspension-for-injection-leaflet.html |
Other name | NA |
Additional Links | NA
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