Drug details

Boostrix (tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine, adsorbed)

type of Vaccines, Combos

Boostrix (tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine, adsorbed) adult vaccine (also called Tdap) is an immunization used to help prevent:

This drug may have the following side effects:
  • nausea,
  • diarrhea,
  • fever,
  • chills,
  • body aches,
  • tiredness,
  • headache,
  • vomiting, or
  • injection site reactions (pain, swelling, tenderness, or redness),
  • sore or swollen joints
The following drugs are related to Boostrix, either as a replacement or used together:
  • Adacel (tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine adsorbed)
  • Certiva (diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine adsorbed)
  • Infanrix (diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis)
  • Vaxelis (diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis adsorbed, inactivated poliovirus, haemophilus b conjugate [meningococcal protein conjugate] and hepatitis b [recombinant] vaccine)
  • Tripedia (diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine)
  • DTP (diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis vaccine adsorbed usp)
  • Kinrix (diptheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis adsorbed and inactivated poliovirus vaccine)
  • HyperTET (tetanus immune globulin (human) injection)