Adacel (Tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccine manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur.)
- Frequently Reported Adverse Events: In clinical trials, most common reactions were pain and swelling at the injection site; fever (especially in adolescents); headache; body aches/muscle weakness; fatigue; chills, sore and swollen joints; nausea, lymph node swelling.
- Serious Reported Adverse Events: After licensure (post-marketing), adverse events have included severe injection site swelling, bruising, sterile abscess; facial palsy; convulsion; syncope (fainting); parasthesia; Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS); myelitis; anaphylactic reaction; hypersensitivity reaction (angioedema, rash, hypotension); urticaria; muscle spasm; myocarditis.
