Pertagen: Side Effects & Dosing

Concise Prescribing Info Full Prescribing Info Contents Description Action Indications/Uses Dosage/Direction for Use Overdosage Contraindications Special Precautions Use In Pregnancy & Lactation Adverse Reactions Drug Interactions Caution For Usage Storage MIMS Class ATC Classification Thai FDA Category Presentation/Packing Brand Resources

Concise Prescribing Info

Contents

Per 0.5 mL Purified Bordetella pertussis antigens: Recombinant pertussis toxin (PT_gen) 5 mcg, filamentous haemagglutinin (FHA) 5 mcg

Indications/Uses

Active booster immunization against pertussis in individuals ≥3 yr. Passive protection against pertussis in early infancy following maternal immunization during pregnancy.

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Dosage/Direction for Use

IM Inj in the deltoid region. Administer 0.5 mL as single dose.

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Overdosage

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Contraindications

Hypersensitivity to purified Bordetella pertussis antigens or formaldehyde. History or signs of severe allergic reaction or any encephalopathy w/ unknown origin following administration of pertussis vaccines or to any components of vaccine; neurological disorders, uncontrolled epilepsy or progressive encephalopathy.

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Special Precautions

Appropriate medical care should be readily available in case of rare anaphylactic reaction after vaccination. Not to be administered IV. Postpone vaccination in patients suffering from acute severe febrile illness. Syncope (fainting). Immunosuppressed patients. Patients who experienced high fever (≥40°C) w/in 48 hr after immunization w/ any pertussis vaccines w/o any identifiable causes; receiving anticoagulant therapy or those w/ thrombocytopenia or any coagulation disorder. Review medical history prior to vaccination. Administer at different inj site if to be given concomitantly w/ other vaccines or Ig.

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Use In Pregnancy & Lactation

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Adverse Reactions

Pain, redness, swelling, induration & pruritus at inj site, fatigue, malaise, fever (≥38°C), chills; headache; myalgia, arthralgia; nausea. Fever (≥37.5°C), sweats; vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea; pain in extremity, difficulty lifting arm.

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Caution For Usage

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Storage

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Description

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Action

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MIMS Class

Vaccines, Antisera & Immunologicals

ATC Classification

J07AJ02 - pertussis, purified antigen ; Belongs to the class of pertussis bacterial vaccines.

Thai FDA Category

Presentation/Packing

Form

Pertagen susp for inj

Packing/Price

0.5 mL x 1's

Pertagen

Manufacturer:

BioNet-Asia

Distributor:

BioNet-Asia

Marketer:

BioNet-Asia