Home / Ask The Experts / Our nurses have been routinely giving Pediarix (DTaP-HepB-IPV) to toddlers who were overdue for their third doses of DTaP, IPV, and HepB. Recently someone told me that Pediarix is only intended for use at 2, 4, and 6 months of age. Did we err?

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DTaP-IPV-HepB (Pediarix, GSK)

Our nurses have been routinely giving Pediarix (DTaP-HepB-IPV) to toddlers who were overdue for their third doses of DTaP, IPV, and HepB. Recently someone told me that Pediarix is only intended for use at 2, 4, and 6 months of age. Did we err?

No. Pediarix is licensed for doses 1, 2, and 3 of the DTaP primary series through age 6 years.

Last reviewed: January 27, 2025

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