Pentavalent vaccine

Last updated September 23, 2025

A pentavalent vaccine (or Penta vaccine) combines five vaccines into one dose. Some pentavalent vaccines are:

DTwP-HepB-Hib vaccine, which protects against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenzae type B ^[1] and is generally used in middle- and low-income countries.
DTaP-IPV/Hib vaccine, used in the UK until 2017 (replaced by a hexavalent vaccine).
DTaP-IPV-HepB vaccine, approved in the US.

References

↑ "5-in-1 Vaccine (also called Pentavalent Vaccine)". Vaccine Knowledge Project. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.

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[1] "5-in-1 Vaccine (also called Pentavalent Vaccine)". Vaccine Knowledge Project. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.

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