Hexavalent vaccine

A hexavalent vaccine, or 6-in-1 vaccine, is a combination vaccine with six individual vaccines conjugated into one, intended to protect people from multiple diseases. The term usually refers to the children's vaccine that protects against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, haemophilus B, and hepatitis B, which is used in more than 90 countries around the world including in Europe, Canada, Australia, Jordan, and New Zealand.

Hexavalent vaccine
Infanrix hexa vaccine (one of two brands of the 6-in-1 vaccine used in the UK)
Combination of
Diphtheria vaccineVaccine
Pertussis vaccineVaccine
Tetanus vaccineVaccine
Hepatitis B vaccineVaccine
Polio vaccineVaccine
Haemophilus vaccineVaccine
Clinical data
Trade namesInfanrix hexa, Hexyon, Vaxelis, Hexacima, others
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category
  • AU: B2
Routes of
administration		Intramuscular
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Legal status
  • AU: S4 (Prescription only)
  • US: ℞-only
  • EU: Rx-only
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
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