Vaccine "Tetraksim": instructions for use, composition, contraindications

Vaccination is the only reliable way to protect your baby from severe illnesses. In the first year of life the child receives the maximum number of vaccinations. For the formation of specific immunity against tetanus, pertussis, diphtheria and poliomyelitis, the imported Tetraxim vaccine can be used. The drug has a high degree of purification and can be used to inoculate children from the age of three months.

Description of the vaccine

In children, some diseases are particularly difficult. To avoid infection and protect the baby from severe consequences, experts recommend that the planned vaccination. Currently, such a procedure is generally accepted. However, with the appearance in the family of a newborn baby, an increasing number of parents think about the need for vaccination. Studying various sources of information, you can stumble on opposite opinions.

"Tetraksim" is a highly effective vaccine, which, according to the instructions, is able to develop immunity in the body against such serious infectious pathologies as whooping cough, diphtheria, tetanus and poliomyelitis (3 types). The drug is produced by the French company Sanofi Pasteur, which is the world's largest producer of vaccines for humans.

Composition of the vaccine

The preparation is available in the form of a suspension intended for intramuscular administration. One dose of the vaccine (0.5 ml) is in the dispensing syringe. This form of the drug is quite convenient to use and excludes a possible overdose.

Combined tool contains the following components:

• Tetanus toxoid - at least 40 IU;
• Anatoxin, pertussis acellular - not less than 25 IU;
• Diphtheria toxoid - at least 30 IU;
• Filamentous hemagglutinin - 25 mcg;
• Poliomyelitis virus of the first type - 40 D;
• A second type of poliomyelitis virus - 8 D;
• The third type of poliomyelitis virus is 32 D.

As auxiliary components, substances such as Hanks medium, water for injection, acetic acid (or sodium hydroxide), formaldehyde, aluminum hydroxide, phenoxyethanol are used.

Mechanism of action

The vaccine is designed to produce antibodies to pertussis, diphtheria, tetanus and poliomyelitis. The preparation contains only cell-free (acellular) antigens of diphtheria and tetanus toxoid, an inactivated virus of three types of poliomyelitis and components of the pertussis cell walls.

"Tetraxyme" helps to form an immune response of the body to attack pathogens in a short period. It is recommended to complete a full course of vaccination. During the second year of life, babies should receive 3 doses of the tetraxime vaccine.

A French drug is allowed for children older than 3 months. The vaccine is also suitable for revaccination in the second year of life of the child. It can be used to continue vaccination after the use of other drugs in the event that they caused side effects.

When should I vaccinate?

Immunization against pertussis, tetanus and diphtheria is carried out according to the generally accepted scheme. All the analogues of the domestic vaccine (DTP) against the listed infections are used according to the same scheme. The vaccine "Tetraksim" is administered to the child three times during the first year of life, starting from 3 months.

The interval between vaccinations should be at least 45 days. This means that if the primary vaccination was carried out, when the child was three months old, the second dose of the drug can be introduced only in 4.5 months, and the third - in six months. If necessary, the immunologist can choose another vaccination scheme. The first revaccination is carried out one year after the last administration of the drug.

Do I need to vaccinate for up to a year?

During the first 12 months of life, the baby is shown to make several vaccinations against dangerous ailments. The child receives the very first dose of hepatitis B vaccine on the first day after birth. However, in recent years, more and more parents have been denied the early vaccination of children. Reasons for this really exist.

Many doctors who feel responsible for the lives of children recommend to refrain from immunization during the first year of life. The immature organism of the child is not yet ready to meet with such a huge number of pathogenic pathogens, even if weakened.

Deciding after all to do child vaccinations for up to a year, you must carefully approach the choice of the drug. Many parents refuse from domestic free vaccines, which are available in children's polyclinics, and prefer to purchase higher-quality imported drugs. The replacement of the DPT vaccine is just the French vaccine "Tetraxim", which additionally has an inactivated polio virus.

How to prepare a child?

Before vaccination, you should closely monitor the baby. If anxiety, worsening of appetite, rashes on the skin from grafting should be discarded. A few days before immunization, you need to give a general blood test, urine. Laboratory tests are necessary to ensure that there are no hidden pathological processes in the body and to avoid further complications provoked by the vaccine.

Whether consultation of the neuropathologist is necessary?

Multicomponent vaccinations always frighten parents. No exception, and the drug "Tetraksim", containing in its composition pertussis anatoxin. It is this component that most often causes negative reactions of the body from the side of the nervous system. To avoid complications, it is recommended to get a doctor's consultation beforehand. He will assess the condition of the baby on the reflexes and the presence of such abnormalities as jaw chin, convulsions.

In some cases, the child is assigned ultrasound examination of the brain, neuronography. Diagnosis allows excluding high intracranial pressure and other neurological disorders. For children prone to seizures when the temperature rises to 38-39 ° C, immunologists recommend the introduction of vaccines in which there is no pertussis toxoid.

When can not I get vaccinated?

Each drug used to vaccinate children and adults has its contraindications. Vaccinations with the combined TetraSymsim are not performed if the following deviations occur:

• An allergic reaction to the previous administration of the vaccine;
• Hypersensitivity to the components in the formulation;
• Encephalopathy;
• Birth injury to the head;
• bronchial asthma;
• Convulsive seizures;
• The child has symptoms of acute respiratory viral infection.

In the latter case, the vaccination is postponed for a while. It should be taken into account that "Tetraxim", like the domestic DTP vaccine, is considered quite strong and can cause a different reaction of the immune system. At the same time, the Tetracsim vaccine is more purified, which significantly reduces the risk of complications. With caution apply the vaccine for children with thrombocytopenia.

How do they get vaccinated?

Vaccination of the child should be carried out in the vaccination room by specially trained medical personnel. Before injecting, the nurse must shake the syringe with the drug until a uniform white suspension is formed. Do the injection only intramuscularly.

Babies up to two years are shown to inject the drug into the anterior lateral (anterolateral) muscle of the thigh. Older children are vaccinated with Tetraczyme in the shoulder muscle.

Before administering the drug, make sure that the needle does not enter the blood vessel. Intravenous and subcutaneous administration of the drug is prohibited.

Interaction with other vaccines

The manufacturer claims that the Tetracsim vaccine can be used simultaneously with other medicines. The only exception is immunosuppressive therapy. The medicine can be administered together with a vaccine against measles, rubella and mumps in different parts of the body. The simultaneous immunization with the drug "Act-HIB" and the "Tetraksim" remedy is well tolerated by the children.

Adverse events

A highly purified product rarely causes a negative effect on the body, in contrast to the domestic analogue - the DTP vaccine. Complications of vaccination are most often manifested in the form of a slight reddening of the skin at the injection site. This reaction of the body occurs in almost every child. Less often there are densities and painful sensations. Similar symptoms usually develop in the first 48 hours after the introduction of the vaccine.

It is also possible to raise the body temperature to 38 ° C. With such an incident, the parents of 10% of children vaccinated with the Tetracsim vaccine are facing. Reviews say that after vaccination, children may not have an appetite, sometimes a sleep is broken, irritability appears. If necessary, the child should give an antipyretic medicine.

The response to primary immunization can manifest itself in the form of pain in the leg. This symptom usually disappears completely after 24 hours. If the pain does not go away, you need to seek help from a doctor.

If the child's inclination to allergic reactions after the injection of the drug may appear hives, itching of the skin. For such children, doctors recommend that several days before the vaccination they start giving antihistamines at the appropriate dosage.

"Pentaxim" or "Tetraksim"? Reviews

Another popular vaccine of the French manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur is Pentaxim. It is also intended for the prevention of diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis. In addition, the combined vaccine allows the body to develop immunity against hemophilic infection and three types of hepatitis. The tetanus toxoid is connected to the hemophilic component in a separate syringe.

"Pentaxim" is one of the few vaccines that allows you to get protection from 5 dangerous diseases for your baby. If the need for vaccination against hemophilic infection is absent, the child can be approached by the drug "TetrakSim". The cost of the funds is about 300 rubles.

Both vaccines deserve many positive recommendations. Many parents buy these drugs for safe immunization of children. Vaccines are interchangeable. However, it should be remembered that "Pentaxim" contains an inactivated component of the causative agent of poliomyelitis. This means that further vaccination is continued with the help of "live" drops. An individual immunization schedule for a child is developed by an immunologist.