Tetanus Toxoid

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Contents 1 Contraindications 2 Dosage 3 Pharmacokinetics 4 More General Terms 5 Additional Terms 6 References

Contraindications

• pregnancy-category C
• safety in lactation ?

Dosage

• 0.5 mL IM/ SC

Pharmacokinetics

• elimination: liver

More General Terms

• toxoid
• vaccine

Additional Terms

• diphtheria & tetanus toxoid (dT, Td)
• tetanus

References

1. The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th ed. Gilman et al, eds. Permagon Press/McGraw Hill, 1996
2. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA National Formulary
3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Recommendations for preventing tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis among adolescents: use of tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccines. [1]

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