Transitioning your practice to VAXELIS now may lead to improved efficiencies that may impact your patients, staff, and office1-8
With 2-3 fewer shots in the infant vaccination series compared to pentavalents (+ hep B or Hib vaccine), VAXELIS may help simplify some aspects of vaccine-related tasks1-3
Patients
Less of a shot burden for baby and parents and the potential for increased compliance with the infant vaccination schedule1-5,8
Staff
Reduction in tasks associated with billing, ordering, and vaccine preparation—which may help save time and improve efficiencies with administrative responsibilities1-7
Office
No reconstitution and fewer shots result in fewer needles needed across the infant vaccine series, and less needles to dispose of.1-3
Patients
Fewer shots for baby
Research has shown that the number of shots children receive in a single visit is a key parental concern. With VAXELIS, you may reduce the shot burden at the 2-, 4-, and 6-month visits.1-3,8
May Improve Compliance
Research has shown that some parents are concerned about the number of injections their children receive during the first 2 years of life, which may lead to reduced vaccination compliance. With fewer shots needed with VAXELIS, this may help improve vaccination compliance in the infant series.1-3,5,8
Staff
Fewer Shots Administered
The number of injections has a direct impact on the time it takes to perform vaccine-related tasks. With fewer shots across the infant vaccine series, incorporating VAXELIS into your practice may help improve efficiency and reduce administrative tasks.1-7
Billing and coding
1 NDC with VAXELIS versus 2 NDCs with a pentavalent + monovalent may help reduce tasks associated with billing for vaccines.1,2
Ready-to-Use Formulation
VAXELIS comes in ready-to-use prefilled syringes —unlike Pentacel®, which requires reconstitution—a fully liquid vaccine formulation like VAXELIS may reduce vaccine prep time.1,4,6
View the steps side-by-side on the comparison checklist
Ordering & Inventory Management
Routine tasks like ordering and inventory management can be complicated. VAXELIS is a hexavalent that requires 2-3 fewer shots, so it may help reduce some of the need for additional hep B or Hib vaccines (as with pentavalents), meaning fewer vaccines to order and manage.1-3,5
Office
Fewer Needles
Because VAXELIS requires fewer shots and does not need to be reconstituted, it can reduce the quantities of needles required.1-3
More Refrigerator Space
With VAXELIS, you may be able to keep fewer vaccine doses in stock. You may also be able to save room in the refrigerator due to packaging differences compared to pentavalents (+ hep B or Hib vaccine).5,9-12
Less Needle Waste
Incorporating VAXELIS into your practice will result in 2-3 fewer shots per patient, so for every 100 infant patients who are administered VAXELIS, there may be between 200-300 fewer needles to dispose of.1,2
May Reduce Administration Errors
By reducing the number of injections that must be prepped, reconstituted, and administered for each patient, there may be a reduction in errors associated with administration.3,5,6
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References: 1. Pentacel. Prescribing Information. NDC No. 49281-511-05. Sanofi Pasteur; 2022. 2. PEDIARIX. Prescribing Information. GlaxoSmithKIine; 2022. 3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Recommended child and adolescent immunization schedule for ages 18 years or younger, United States, 2023. Accessed September 19, 2023. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/downloads/child/0-18yrs-child-combined-schedule.pdf 4. Pellissier JM, Coplan PM, Jackson LA, May JE. The effect of additional shots on the vaccine administration process: results of a time-motion study in 2 settings. Am J Manag Care. 2000;6(9):1038-1044 5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. General best practice guidelines for immunization. Accessed September 19, 2023. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/acip-recs/general-recs/index.html 6. De Coster I, Fournie X, Faure C, et al. Assessment of preparation time with fully-liquid versus non-fully liquid paediatric hexavalent vaccines. A time and motion study. Vaccine. 2015;33(32):3976 -3982. doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.06.030 7. Ciarametaro M, Bradshaw SE, Guiglotto J, Hahn B, Meier G. Hidden efficiencies: making completion of the pediatric vaccine schedule more efficient for physicians. Medicine (Baltimore). 2015;94(4):e357. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000000357 8. Kennedy A, Lavail K, Nowak G, Basket M, Landry S. Confidence about vaccines in the United States: understanding parents’ perceptions. Health Aff (Millwood). 2011 Jun;30(6):1151-9. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0396 9. Sanofi. Product Catalog, Vaccines & Biologics, VAXELIS, 1 carton of 10 prefilled syringes. VaccineShoppe.com. Accessed September 19, 2023. https://www.vaccineshoppe.com/us/vsh/en/USD/Product-Catalog/Vaccines-%26-biologics/Vaxelis%E2%84%A2/p/243-15 10. Sanofi. Product Catalog, Vaccines & Biologics, VAXELIS, 1 carton 10 vials. VaccineShoppe.com. Accessed September 19, 2023. https://www.vaccineshoppe.com/us/vsh/en/USD/Product-Catalog/Vaccines-%26-biologics/Vaxelis%E2%84%A2/p/243-10 11. Vaccine Shoppe. Vaccine & Biologics. Pentacel. Accessed September 19, 2023. https-//www.vaccineshoppe.com/us/vsh/en/USD/Product-Catalog/Vaccines-%26-biologics/Pentacel%C2%AE/p/511-05 12. GlaxoSmithKline. PEDIARIX pre-filled syringe ordering information. Accessed September 19, 2023. https://www.gskdirect.com/gsk/en/USD/RootCategory/Vaccines%28non-flu%29/PEDIARIX-PFS1DOSE-0-5ML-NO-NDL-10S-LM/p/58160081152?pro-from=product-list