ID | 1093 |
Name of the vaccine | REPEVAX |
Microbe | Bacteria |
Disease name | Tetanus (Lock Jaw) |
Name of bacteria | Clostridium tetani |
Type of vaccine | Combination |
Nucleic acid content | DNA |
Age | From 3 years |
Description of the vaccine | Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (acellular, component) and poliomyelitis (inactivated) vaccine. |
Name of the manufacturer | Sanofi Pasteur |
Name of the manufacturing country | United Kingdom |
Year of manufacture | 2002 |
Clinical Phase status | Approved |
Bacterial strain | An obligate anaerobic bacillus, which is gram positive. |
Efficacy | NA |
Vaccine formulation | Suspension for injection |
Dosage | Single dose of 0.5 mL. |
Mechanism of action | NA |
Route of administration | Intramuscular |
Indications | Immunization against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and poliomyelitis. |
Export | Marketing authorisation holder : Sanofi Pasteur Europe |
Approval | European Medicine Agency |
Adjuvant | Aluminium phosphate |
Repurposing | For pertussis, diphtheria and poliomyelitis. |
Side effects of vaccine | Pain, redness, swelling, headache, diarrhoea, nausea, myalgia, fever, chills, |
Post vaccination | NA |
Dose type | Single dose |
Interspecies transfer | NA |
PubMed identifier | NA |
Clinical trial number | NA |
Reference | https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/medicine/15256#gref |
Other name | NA |
Additional Links | NA
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