Drug details

Certiva (diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine adsorbed)

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Certiva (diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis) Vaccine Adsorbed is a vaccine used to help prevent the diseases of diphtheria, tetanus (lockjaw), and pertussis. Most children who are vaccinated with DTaP will be protected throughout childhood. Certiva may be available in generic form.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• drowsiness
• mild fever
• injection site reactions (redness, pain, tenderness, or swelling)
• fussiness or irritability for 1-3 days after the shot
• tiredness or poor appetite for 1-3 days after the shot, or
• vomiting for 1-3 days after the shot
• persistent crying (more than 3 hours), or

The following drugs are related to Certiva, either as a replacement or used together:

• Boostrix (tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine, adsorbed)
• Infanrix Hexa (combined diphtheria, tetanus toxoids, acellular pertussis, hepatitis b, inactivated poliomyelitis, adsorbed conjugated haemophilus influenzae)
• HyperTET (tetanus immune globulin (human) injection)