PENTAXIM VACCINE [SIN14795P]
Active ingredients: (PREFILLED SYRINGE) DIPHTHERIA TOXOID | (PREFILLED SYRINGE) FILAMENTOUS HAEMAGGLUTININ | (PREFILLED SYRINGE) PERTUSSIS TOXOID | (PREFILLED SYRINGE) POLIOVIRUS (INACTIVATED) - TYPE 1 (MAHONEY) | (PREFILLED SYRINGE) POLIOVIRUS (INACTIVATED) - TYPE 2 (MEF-1) | (PREFILLED SYRINGE) POLIOVIRUS (INACTIVATED) - TYPE 3 (SAUKETT) | (PREFILLED SYRINGE) TETANUS TOXOID | (VIAL) HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B POLYSACCHARIDE (POLYRIBOSYLRIBITOL PHOSPHATE) CONJUGATED TO TETANUS PROTEIN | (VIAL) TETANUS PROTEIN (PRP-T)
Last updated on 9 October 2026
Product Info
PENTAXIM VACCINE
[SIN14795P]
Product information
Active Ingredient and Strength | (PREFILLED SYRINGE) DIPHTHERIA TOXOID - MIN. 20 INTERNATIONAL UNITS (30 LF)/0.5 ML |
Dosage Form | INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION |
Manufacturer and Country | SANOFI WINTHROP INDUSTRIE, MLE - FRANCE |
Registration Number | SIN14795P |
Licence Holder | SANOFI-AVENTIS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. |
Forensic Classification | PRESCRIPTION ONLY MEDICINES |
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) code | J07CA06 |
Prescription-only Medicines with Exemptions for Supply without Prescription | NA |
Indication
4.1 Therapeutic Indications
PENTAXIM (DTaP-IPV-Hib) is indicated for the joint prevention of diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis and invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b infections (meningitis, septicaemia, cellulitis, arthritis, epiglottitis, etc.,),
for primary vaccination in infants from the age of 2 months,
for booster vaccination, one year after primary vaccination during the second year of life.
This vaccine does not protect against infections caused by the other types of Haemophilus influenzae nor against meningitis caused by other micro-organisms.
Dosing
4.2 Posology and Method of Administration
PENTAXIM should be administered according to current official recommendations.
Posology
Primary vaccination: Primary immunization can be given as 3 doses at an interval of 1 – 2 months starting at the age of 2 months, i.e., according to the official schedule, at the age of 2, 3, 4 months or 2, 4, 6 months.
Booster vaccination: 1 injection one year after primary vaccination, i.e., usually between 16 and 18 months.
Method of Administration
Administer intramuscularly (IM).
Administration will preferably be in the anterolateral aspect of the thigh (middle third) in infants and in the deltoid region in children.
For instructions on reconstitution of the medicinal product before administration, see Section 6.6 – please refer to the Product Insert/Patient Information Leaflet published on HSA for the full drug information.
After reconstitution, the suspension is cloudy and whitish.
Contraindications
4.3 Contraindications
Hypersensitivity:
to one of the active substances of PENTAXIM,
to any of the excipients listed in section 6.1 – please refer to the Product Insert/Patient Information Leaflet published on HSA for the full drug information,
glutaraldehyde, neomycin, streptomycin, or polymyxin B (used during manufacturing, and which may be present in trace amounts),
pertussis vaccine (acellular or “whole cell”).
Severe reaction after a previous injection of the vaccine or a vaccine containing the same substances.
Vaccination should be postponed in case of fever or acute illness.
Progressive encephalopathies.
Encephalopathy within 7 days of a previous dose of any vaccine containing pertussis antigens (“whole cell” or acellular pertussis vaccine).