How can I integrate PEDIARIX into the immunization schedule of patients who have been partially immunized with other vaccines?
At any point in time infants will be at various stages of immunization depending on their age and immunization history. When deciding to complete a vaccination series with PEDIARIX the ACIP states that “vaccines from different manufacturers that protect against the same disease may be administered interchangeably in sequential doses in the immunization series for an individual patient (e.g., hepatitis A [HepA], HepB, and Hib).”[7] PEDIARIX may be used to complete the primary series in infants who have received one or two doses of Infanrix® (Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Adsorbed).[1] PEDIARIX is not indicated for completion of the primary series in infants who have received doses of DTaP from other manufacturers because no data are available. In addition, PEDIARIX may be used to complete a vaccination series initiated with IPV from a different manufacturer.
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