Χώρα: Αυστραλία
Γλώσσα: Αγγλικά
Πηγή: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
Diphtheria toxoid; Tetanus toxoid
CSL Limited
Medicine Registered
ADT™ BOOSTER (AY-DEE-TEE BOO-STER) _Diphtheria and Tetanus Vaccine, Adsorbed_ CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET This leaflet answers some common questions about ADT™ Booster. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. All medicines, including vaccines, have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you or your child (of five years or older) having ADT™ Booster against the benefits they expect it will have. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT THIS VACCINE, TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR, NURSE OR PHARMACIST. KEEP THIS LEAFLET. You might need to read it again. WHAT ADT(TM) BOOSTER IS USED FOR ADT™ Booster is a "combination" vaccine. It helps prevent two diseases, each caused by a different infection. The diseases are • diphtheria and • tetanus. Both of these infections are serious and can be life-threatening. ADT™ Booster is used to vaccinate children (5 years of age or older) and adults who have previously received at least three doses of a vaccine for primary immunisation against diphtheria and tetanus. ADT™ Booster is not intended for primary immunisation against diphtheria and tetanus. ADT™ Booster is given as one additional dose (booster dose) with intervals according to national recommendations. _HOW ADT™ BOOSTER WORKS_ ADT™ Booster works by getting your body to produce its own protection against the two types of bacteria (germs). The germs are those that cause two different and serious infections • diphtheria and • tetanus. The vaccine does not contain live germs and cannot give you these illnesses. After you have ADT™ Booster, your body makes substances called antibodies. These antibodies fight both the diphtheria and the tetanus germs. When you come into contact with these germs, your body is usually ready to destroy them. Most people who receive the booster dose (suitable only if in the past they have had the full primary course against diphtheria and tetanus) will pro Διαβάστε το πλήρες έγγραφο
ADT ™ BOOSTER_ _ Product Information AUST R 130906 AUST R 130919 VERSION 12 Page 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINE ADT ™ Booster. Diphtheria and Tetanus Vaccine (adsorbed) for re- vaccination. DESCRIPTION ADT ™ Booster is a suspension for intramuscular injection, containing aluminium-hydroxide-adsorbed diphtheria and tetanus toxoids. Each 0.5mL dose contains no less than 2 International Units (IU) of purified diphtheria toxoid and no less than 20 IU of purified tetanus toxoid. Each dose of ADT ™ Booster also contains the following excipients: aluminium hydroxide (hydrated) corresponding to 0.5 mg aluminium, sodium chloride (4 mg), sodium hydroxide q.s. to pH 7, and Water for Injections. The manufacture of this product includes exposure to bovine derived materials. No evidence exists that any case of vCJD (considered to be the human form of bovine spongiform encephalitis) has resulted from the administration of any vaccine product. PHARMACOLOGY Following intramuscular injection, ADT ™ Booster stimulates the immune system with the effect that antibodies are formed that protect against the diseases caused by exposure to _Corynebacterium diphtheriae _and _Clostridium tetani_. Protection against diphtheria and tetanus can be expected to last for up to 10 years. INDICATIONS Vaccination of children ( ≥ 5 years of age) and adults who have previously received at least 3 doses of a vaccine for primary immunisation against diphtheria and tetanus. ADT ™ Booster is NOT intended for primary immunisation against diphtheria and tetanus. Use of ADT ™ Booster should be scheduled in accordance with official national recommendations. CONTRAINDICATIONS ADT ™ Booster should not be administered to subjects who have previously experienced a serious reaction (e.g. anaphylaxis) to this vaccine or who are known to be hypersensitive to any of the vaccine components Διαβάστε το πλήρες έγγραφο