Drug details

Prevnar 20 (pneumococcal 20-valent conjugate vaccine for injection)

type of Vaccines, Inactivated, Bacterial

Prevnar 20 (pneumococcal 20-valent conjugate vaccine) is a vaccine indicated for active immunization for the prevention of pneumonia and invasive disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 7F, 8, 9V, 10A, 11A, 12F, 14, 15B, 18C, 19A, 19F, 22F, 23F, and 33F in adults 18 years of age and older.

The drug is often used to treat Pneumonia .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• headache,
• fatigue,
• muscle pain,
• joint pain, and
• fever.
• injection site reactions (pain, swelling, and redness),

The following drugs are related to Prevnar 20, either as a replacement or used together:

• Prevnar 13 (pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate vaccine [diphtheria crm197 protein] suspension for intramuscular injection)
• Vaxneuvance (pneumococcal 15-valent conjugate vaccine for injection)
• Prevnar (pneumococcal 7-valent conjugate)
• Pneumovax 23 (pneumococcal vaccine polyvalent)