Proper Use

Drug information provided by: Merative, Micromedex®

A nurse or other trained health professional will give your child this vaccine. The vaccine is given as a shot into one of your child's muscles.

This vaccine is usually given as a series of 4 or 5 shots. Your child may receive the first 3 doses of Infanrix® at 2, 4, and 6 months of age. 2 booster doses will be given at 15 to 20 months of age and 4 to 6 years of age.

It is important that you or your child receive all of the shots. Try to keep all scheduled appointments. Make another appointment as soon as possible if you or your child misses a dose of this vaccine.

Your child may receive other vaccines at the same time as this one, but in a different body area. You should receive information sheets about all of the vaccines your child receives. Make sure you understand all of the information that is given to you.

Your child may also receive a medicine to help prevent or treat some of the minor side effects of the vaccine, like fever and soreness.

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