ID | 1095 |
Name of the vaccine | Tripedia |
Microbe | Bacteria |
Disease name | Tetanus (Lock Jaw) |
Name of bacteria | Clostridium tetani |
Type of vaccine | Toxoid |
Nucleic acid content | DNA |
Age | 6 weeks to 7 years |
Description of the vaccine | Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine adsorbed. |
Name of the manufacturer | Sanofi Pasteur, Inc. |
Name of the manufacturing country | NA |
Year of manufacture | 1996 |
Clinical Phase status | Approved |
Bacterial strain | An obligate anaerobic bacillus, which is gram positive. |
Efficacy | Reduces the risk of developing diphtheria and protection lasts around 10 years. |
Vaccine formulation | Suspension for injection |
Dosage | Three doses, gap of 4-8 weeks. |
Mechanism of action | NA |
Route of administration | Intramuscular |
Indications | Immunization against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis simultaneously. |
Export | Distributed by Aventis Pasteur Inc. (AvP) |
Approval | US FDA |
Adjuvant | Aluminium potassium sulphate |
Repurposing | For tetanus and acellular pertussis. |
Side effects of vaccine | Injection site reactions, fever, irritability, drowsiness and vomiting. |
Post vaccination | NA |
Dose type | Combination (3 doses) |
Interspecies transfer | NA |
PubMed identifier | NA |
Clinical trial number | NA |
Reference | http://www.violinet.org/vaxquery/vaccine_detail.php?c_vaccine_id=354&keywords= |
Other name | NA |
Additional Links | NA
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