The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE 1226
ISSUE 1226
January 16, 2006
Issue 1226
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Adacel and Boostrix: Tdap Vaccines for Adolescents and Adults
January 16, 2006 (Issue: 1226)
The FDA has licensed Adacel (Aventis Pasteur) and Boostrix (GlaxoSmithKline), two new combination vaccines that include tetanus toxoid, diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis antigens (Tdap), for use as a booster in adolescents and adults. In the...more
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