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Pentavalent vaccine. A pentavalent vaccine combines five vaccines into one dose. Pentavalent vaccines include: DTwP-HepB-Hib vaccine, used by UNICEF in low/middle 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.
e. The Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID‑19 vaccine, sold under the brand names Covishield [31] and Vaxzevria [1] [32] among others, is a viral vector vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19. It was developed in the United Kingdom by Oxford University and British-Swedish company AstraZeneca, [33] [34] [35] using as a vector the modified chimpanzee ...
Non-specific effects can be strongly beneficial by increasing protection against non-targeted infections. [1] This has been shown with two live attenuated vaccines, BCG vaccine and measles vaccine, through multiple randomized controlled trials. [1] Theoretically, non-specific effects of vaccines may be detrimental, increasing overall mortality ...
The DPT vaccine or DTP vaccine is a class of combination vaccines against three infectious diseases in humans: diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and tetanus (lockjaw). [7] The vaccine components include diphtheria and tetanus toxoids, and either killed whole cells of the bacterium that causes pertussis or pertussis antigens.
Human papillomavirus infection ( HPV infection) is caused by a DNA virus from the Papillomaviridae family. [5] Many HPV infections cause no symptoms and 90% resolve spontaneously within two years. [1] In some cases, an HPV infection persists and results in either warts or precancerous lesions. [2] These lesions, depending on the site affected ...
Diazepam, sold under the brand name Valium among others, is a medicine of the benzodiazepine family that acts as an anxiolytic.[14] It is used to treat a range of conditions, including anxiety, seizures, alcohol withdrawal syndrome, muscle spasms, insomnia, and restless legs syndrome.[14] It may also be used to cause memory loss during certain ...
Metformin, sold under the brand name Glucophage, among others, is the main first-line medication for the treatment of type 2 diabetes,[12][13][14][15] particularly in people who are overweight.[13] It is also used in the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome.[14] It is sometimes used as an off-label adjunct to lessen the risk of metabolic ...
