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Source – The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) – Current problems in pharmacovigilance (Vol 31 May
2006) highlight that extensive limb swelling following d/DTaP IPV boosters is common but transient.
Acellular pertussis replaced whole cell pertussis in DTP vaccines (DTaP and DTwP respectively) in the UK immunisation programme in
September 2004.
For more information go to:http://www.mhra.gov.uk/home/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&useSec
ondary=true&ssDocName=CON2023859&ssTargetNodeId=368
Prepared by Susan Wileman Medicines Information Technician
Date of Preparation: 3rd July 2006
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