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. 2018 Sep 6;44(9):206–214. doi: 10.14745/ccdr.v44i09a04

Table 5. List of top ten vaccines for total adverse event reports following immunization and total number of reports and serious adverse events when vaccine administered alone, 2013–2016.

Vaccine group Vaccine trade name Reporting rate per 100,000 doses distributed Reports vaccine
administered alone
Reports of SAEs from vaccine administered alonea
N % N % N Ratea
Meningococcal serogroup C conjugate Meningitec® Menjugate® Neis Vac-C® 1,346 91.6 33 2 4 0.3
Diphtheria, tetanus toxoid, acellular pertussis, inactivated poliomyelitis Quadracel® Infanrix™-IPV 167 76.8 92 55 4 1.8
Diphtheria, tetanus toxoid, acellular pertussis, hepatitis B, inactivated poliomyelitis, haemophilus type b Infanrix hexa™ 462 65.9 35 8 2 0.3
Pneumococcal conjugate Prevnar® Synflorix™ Prevnar® 13 2,098 64.4 64 3 5 0.2
Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella Priorix-Tetra™ Proquad™ 1,075 59.8 86 8 11 0.6
Meningococcal B Bexsero® 212 57.1 160 75 17 4.6
Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate ACT-HIB® Hiberix® Liquid PedvaxHib® 39 45.9 4 10 0 0.0
Rabies Imovax® Rabies RabAvert® 80 43.2 64 80 4 2.2
Pneumococcal polysaccharide Pneumo® 23 Pneumovax® 23 915 42.9 452 50 28 1.3
Diphtheria, tetanus toxoid, acellular pertussis, inactivated poliomyelitis, Haemophilus type b Pediacel® Infanrix™ - IPV/HIB Pentacel® 1,512 40.7 422 28 38 1.0

Abbreviations: N, number; SAE, serious adverse events

a Rate is per 100,000 doses distributed