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What Is An Alternative Vaccine To Pentaxim

Premium Questions

Dr. Deepak Patel MD

Hi my baby is now ready for the 3rd vaccine for the previous 2 times we had given him pentaxim and engerix B. Now that pentaxim is not easily available . Can we give him hexaxim.pls advise . Also... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Deepak Patel ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Diptanshu Das MD

My baby girl is about 4 months 12 days. She got 3 doses of Pentaxim vaccine. Now I learned that this type of painless vaccine is not effective and should not be administered. What should I do ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Diptanshu Das ( Pediatrician)
Dr. E Venkata Ramana MD

pentaxim and ploprotec are given together to my kid yesterday, is it okay? as i got to know polio vaccine is there in both? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. E Venkata Ramana ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Deepak Kishore Kaltari MD

Hello Doctor, My daughter was born on 11.12.2013. She has been given OPV Zero Dose at age of 1 week, OPV + IPV ( PENTAXIM ) at 6 weeks and 11 weeks. Now she is 17 weeks old and pentaxim is not available ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Deepak Kishore Kaltari ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Arun MD

While giving pentaxim vaccination to my baby (3.5m old), a few drops leaked out and only a couple of drops (1-2 drops) were injected to my baby. The nurse/doctor said it's OK. Only 1 drop is enough ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arun ( Pediatrician)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Priyanka Jain MD

HI, FOR MY SON, WE GAVE FIRST TWO DOSE OF DPT PAINLESS VACCINE (PENTAXIM) BUT FOR THE THIRD DOSE WE ..., PEOPLE SAY THAT PENTAXIM IS LESS EFFECTIVE THAN THE PAINFULL VACCINE; IS IT TRUE? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Priyanka Jain ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Venkata Subrahmanaym Mukkavilli MD

Hi Doctor,Good Morning, Last Saturday I went to give second dose of pentaxim Vaccine to my 10 month ..., Pharmacist told that supply is stopped, May I know the reason for stop in supply of Pentaxim... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Venkata Subrahmanaym Mukkavilli ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Irshad H Naqvi MD

Hello doctor .. For my baby wid 6 weeks older had given pentaxim.. Later for 10 weeks pentaxim was out of stock. So doctor gave DTP aid injected polio vaccine.. Is it OK? And if pentaxim is... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Irshad H Naqvi ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Suresh K Yadav MD

Hi... My daughter is 2 month old and had pentaxim vaccine on 29th aug, 2014. As i searched on an ... about this vaccine. Is this caused any side effect to my baby or should i continue this... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Suresh K Yadav ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Omprakash Ashokrao Deshmukh MD

hello Doc, My baby girl is given pentaxim vaccine on 8th week &12th week. due date of 3rd doge was 21 march2014 but the pentaxim vaccine is not available in market or any hospital in udaipur.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Omprakash Ashokrao Deshmukh ( Pediatrician)