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Pentaxim

Pentaxim Contraindications

haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine

Manufacturer:

Sanofi Pasteur

Distributor:

Zuellig
Full Prescribing Info
Contraindications
Do not use PENTAXIM: if the child is allergic (hypersensitive): to any of the ingredients of this vaccine (listed in Description), glutaraldehyde, neomycin, streptomycin, or polymyxin B (used during manufacture and which may be present in trace amounts), to a pertussis vaccine (acellular or "whole-cell"); if the child has had an allergic reaction after a previous injection of the same vaccine or a vaccine containing the same substances; if the child suffers from evolving encephalopathy (brain damage); if child has had encephalopathy (brain damage) within 7 days of a previous dose of a "whole-cell" or a cellular pertussis vaccine; if the child has a fever or has an illness that occurred suddenly (acute illness), in this case it is better to postpone the vaccination.
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