Adacel TDAP Dosage
Generic name: CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI TOXOID ANTIGEN (FORMALDEHYDE INACTIVATED) 5[Lf] in 0.5mL, CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE TOXOID ANTIGEN (FORMALDEHYDE INACTIVATED) 2[Lf] in 0.5mL, BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS TOXOID ANTIGEN (GLUTARALDEHYDE INACTIVATED) 2.5ug in 0.5mL, BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS FILAMENTOUS HEMAGGLUTININ ANTIGEN (FORMALDEHYDE INACTIVATED) 5ug in 0.5mL, BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS PERTACTIN ANTIGEN 3ug in 0.5mL, BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS FIMBRIAE 2/3 ANTIGEN 5ug in 0.5mL
Dosage form: injection, suspension
Drug class: Vaccine combinations
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Jul 2, 2024.
For intramuscular injection only.
Preparation for Administration
Just before use, shake the vial or syringe well until a uniform, white, cloudy suspension results.
Parenteral drug products should be inspected visually for particulate matter and discoloration prior to administration, whenever solution and container permit. If either of these conditions exist, the vaccine should not be administered.
Withdraw the 0.5 mL dose of vaccine from the single-dose vial using a sterile needle and syringe.
Adacel should not be combined through reconstitution or mixed with any other vaccine. Discard unused portion in vial.
Administration, Dose and Schedule
Adacel is administered as a single 0.5 mL intramuscular injection.
Routine Booster Vaccination
A first dose of Adacel is administered 5 years or more after the last dose of the Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis (DTaP) series or 5 years or more after a dose of Tetanus and Diphtheria Toxoids Adsorbed (Td). A second dose of Adacel may be administered 8 years or more after the first dose of Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Adsorbed (Tdap).
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