PEDIARIX provides the first 3 doses of DTaP recommended for the primary series. How do I complete the 4th and 5th DTaP doses?
Children who have received a 3-dose series with PEDIARIX should complete the DTaP and IPV series according to the recommended schedule. Because the pertussis antigens contained in INFANRIX and Kinrix™ (Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis Adsorbed and Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine), manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, are the same as those in PEDIARIX, these children should receive INFANRIX as their fourth dose of DTaP and either INFANRIX or KINRIX as their fifth dose of DTaP, according to the respective prescribing information for these vaccines. KINRIX or another manufacturer’s IPV may be used to complete the 4-dose IPV series according to the respective prescribing information.
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