side effects
Last edited 04/2019
- pain, swelling or redness at the injection site are common and may occur more frequently following subsequent doses
- a small, painless nodule may form at the injection site; this usually disappears
and is of no consequence
- incidence of local reactions is lower with tetanus vaccines combined
with acellular pertussis vaccines than with whole-cell pertussis vaccines,
and similar to that after diphtheria (DT) vaccine
- incidence of local reactions is lower with tetanus vaccines combined
with acellular pertussis vaccines than with whole-cell pertussis vaccines,
and similar to that after diphtheria (DT) vaccine
- fever, convulsions, high-pitched screaming, and episodes of pallor, cyanosis and limpness occur with equal frequency after both DTaP and DT vaccines
- confirmed anaphylaxis occurs extremely rarely
- other allergic conditions may occur more commonly and are not contraindications
to further immunisation (1)
- Hib/Men C conjugate vaccine
- mild side effects such as irritability, loss of appetite, pain, swelling, redness at the site of the injection and slighty raised temperature commonly occur
- less commonly, crying, diarrhoea, vomiting, atopic dermatitis, malaise and fever over 39.5°C have been reported
Check The Green Book for uptodate details.
Check the Summary of Product Characteristics before prescribing/administering a Hib-containing vaccine.
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