Diphtheria
Vaccine / immunological product
What it is used for
Therapeutic use is agent- and indication-specific within the class (Vaccine / immunological product). Use according to culture results, national guidelines (Kenya STG/EML where applicable) and the current product SmPC.
Warnings
[From component Diphtheria / Tetanus / Pertussis / Hepatitis B vaccine] Temperature of 400C within 48 hours, not due to another identifiable cause, collapse or shock-like state within 48 hours, persistent crying lasting 3 hours, occurring within 48 hours, convulsions with or without fever, occurring within 3 days.
Possible side effects
[From component Diphtheria / Tetanus / Pertussis / Hepatitis B vaccine] Pain, redness or swelling at injection site, fever (more than 38C), drowsiness, irritability, unusual crying, feeding problems.
Storage
Store as labelled. Keep out of reach of children.
No reviewed patient-education article is available. The fields shown are from the currently verified medicine record and unavailable fields are not inferred.