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Can INFANRIX be used to complete an immunization course started with another DTaP vaccine?

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Can INFANRIX be used to complete an immunization course started with another DTaP vaccine?

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Interchanging INFANRIX and DTaP vaccines from different manufacturers for successive doses of the vaccination series is not recommended because data are limited regarding the safety and efficacy of such regimens. INFANRIX may be used to complete a DTaP immunization series initiated with PEDIARIX [Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis Absorbed, Hepatitis B (Recombinant) and Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine Combined] manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, because diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis components of INFANRIX are the same as those in PEDIARIX. However, the safety and efficacy of INFANRIX in such infants and children have not been evaluated.