Adacel is a 3 in 1 shot (tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis) used as a booster dose (Tdap) for children and adults 10 years and older (see Sanofi Pasteur product insert for recommended schedule and other indications).
- Vaccine Ingredients: Aluminum phosphate, formaldehyde, 2-phenoxyethanol, Stainer-Scholte medium, casamino acids, ammonium sulfate, modified Mueller’s growth medium, dimethyl-beta-cyclodextrin, glutaraldehyde, modified Mueller-Miller casamino acid medium without beef heart infusion.
- Estimated Efficacy: Blood antibody responses to diphtheria toxoid vaccine were tested one month following administration of a single booster dose of Adacel in persons between the ages of 11 and 64 years. 99.8 percent of vaccine recipients aged 11 through 17 and 94.1 percent of vaccine recipients aged 18 through 64 were found to have blood antibody levels considered protective against diphtheria disease.
- Use with Other Vaccines: In clinical trials, Adacel was given with hepatitis B or inactivated influenza vaccine. There is no information in the product insert about the safety or effectiveness of giving Adacel simultaneously with live influenza, meningococcal, HPV, MMR, varicella, hepatitis A, inactivated polio or other vaccines.
Adacel has not been studied for carcinogenic or mutagenic potential, or impairment of male fertility.
