Purple Book: IAP Guidebook on Immunization 2025 (5/e) by Digant D Shastri, Shashi Kant Dhir

Purple Book: IAP Guidebook on Immunization 2025 (5th Edition)

Authors: Digant D Shastri, Shashi Kant Dhir
ISBN: 9789366165073
Edition: 5/e
Copyright Year: 2026
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Pages: 736
Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5 inches
Publisher: Jaypee Brothers

Key Features

• Updated and revised guidebook with detailed information on various aspects of immunization
• Practical guidelines on vaccine administration, storage, and handling (including cold chain equipment)
• Latest National Immunization Schedule and Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) Immunization Time Table 2025
• New section on "Newer Kids on the Block" - details of vaccines already licensed and used globally, likely to be in the Indian market soon
• User-friendly format with evidence-based recommendations
• "Ideal Immunization Clinic" guidelines
• Vaccine preparedness for pandemics
• Revised AEFI (Adverse Events Following Immunization) form

About This Edition

The fifth edition of the Purple Book is the outcome of intensive efforts by the ACVIP 2024–25 team, who conducted evidence-based reviews of hundreds of research papers through multiple rounds of offline and online discussions. This edition not only reviews and revises previous chapters but also includes a new section on pipeline vaccines—those in use globally but awaiting DCGI clearance in India—helping practitioners manage overseas children with vaccination advice.

For IAP members, this Guidebook holds value no less than sacred texts, serving as a reliable companion and "Ready Reckoner" for pediatricians in office practice. It enables practitioners to provide evidence-based immunization services, keeping patients and the nation healthy.

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