Brand Names

How to Use of This Vaccine

Dosage

• For injection dosage form:
  • For prevention of diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B and poliovirus:
    • Adults and children greater than 7 years of age Use is not approved.
    • Children up to 6 weeks Use is not approved.
    • Children 6 weeks to 7 years of age Three doses, 6 to 8 weeks apart. These doses are given into a muscle.
    • Children already vaccinated with one or more doses of hepatitis B vaccine Infants vaccinated with hepatitis B at or shortly after birth must be given 3 doses according to the recommended schedule. The doses are given into a muscle.
    • Children previously vaccinated with Infanrix"reg " DTaP-HepB-IPV may be using to complete the first three doses of the DTaP and IPV series in infants who have received 1 or 2 doses of Infanrix"reg " and are also due to get other components of DTaP-HepB-IPV.
    • Geriatric Use is not approved for this group.