Pentacel is the vaccine especially prepared for the babies and younger children below 5 years of age for guarding them against five different ailments such as: diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, haemophilic meningitis and polio. The children could be safeguarded against such dangerous ailments by administering just single shot of combining all the vaccines together. Usually the children require these vaccines comprising in four different schedules at two, four, six and eighteen months of their age for the life-long protection against such diseases. 

It has been noticed that if Pentacel is used properly as per the recommended schedules can show the assured results like: protecting 85 percent children against whooping cough, over 95 percent from diphtheria, practically cent percent against tetanus, 99 percent from polio and 95 percent against serious haemophilus meningitis infections – however the drug may not avert meningitis if caused by some other germs. Vaccinations may minimize the effects of such ailments, especially for whooping coughs.

It has been found that Pentacel is probably very safe vaccination and has very scarce side effects. Usually, the child who has been vaccinated may experience mild pain, swelling and redness lasting for a few days typically at the spot where the needle was injected. However, some of the children may also report having fever, rashes, loss of their appetite, persnickety or lethargy lasting for a few days after the needle is injected. Anyway, it is recommended that the child should be given acetaminophen – Tylenol for relieving him from the fever and pain.