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FDA Approves Expanded Age Indication for Tdap Booster Vaccine

April 20, 2009 — The tetanus toxoid/reduced diphtheria toxoid/acellular pertussis single-dose booster vaccine (Tdap; Boostrix, GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals) was approved for an expanded age indication ...
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FDA Approves GlaxoSmithKline Tetanus, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough Vaccine, BOOSTRIX(R), for Adults

PHILADELPHIA, PA--(MARKET WIRE)--Dec 8, 2008 -- GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK - News) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved BOOSTRIX® [Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced ...
Healio

DTaP or Tdap: Vaccine and drug name confusion

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Besides the numerous vaccine products, the possibility of confusing many drug products is even greater, as the ...
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GlaxoSmithKline Receives FDA Approval for BOOSTRIX® to Help Prevent Whooping Cough in Adults 65 Years and Older

NEW YORK, July 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved BOOSTRIX® [Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid, and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine, Adsorbed (Tdap)] ...
Medscape

All Ages Should Get Tdap Shots, Says CDC Panel

February 22, 2012 — An advisory panel to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today took the last step toward making the tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine ...
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Video from GlaxoSmithKline and Synaptic Digital: GlaxoSmithKline Receives FDA Approval for BOOSTRIX® to Help Prevent Whooping Co

NEW YORK, July 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved BOOSTRIX® [Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid, and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine, Adsorbed (Tdap)] ...
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Boostrix vaccine approved for adults

BOOSTRIX (Tetanus and reduced diphtheria toxoid, acellular pertussis vaccine) by GlaxoSmithKline GlaxoSmithKline's combination vaccine Boostrix (tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and ...
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Do not forget about protecting adolescents from pertussis

Despite the inclusion of vaccination against pertussis in the recommended pediatric immunization schedule, this serious respiratory infectious disease is increasing. Although pertussis vaccine ...
Politifact

Do Tdap shots expose pregnant women to undue risk? No. Studies show the vaccines are safe

Researchers have studied thousands of pregnant women who got the Tdap vaccine, which aims to prevent tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis, aka whooping cough. The vaccine is recommended for pregnant ...
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GSK's (GSK) Boostrix Gets FDA Nod for Pertussis in Newborns

GSK plc GSK announced that the FDA expanded Boostrix’s label for immunization during pregnancy to help prevent pertussis (whooping cough) in infants not older than two months. Following the label ...
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FDA Approves GSK's Vaccine For Use In Pregnancy To Prevent Whooping Cough In Infants

(RTTNews) - The FDA has approved GSK plc's (GSK) Boostrix vaccine for immunization during the third trimester of pregnancy to prevent pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, in infants younger ...