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Allergens per 0.5 mL 

Excipients Table
Components Table

 

Amphotericin B

RabAvert (Novartis)

Rabies

< 2 ng

Calf Lymph

Dryvax (W)

Smallpox

 

 

RabAvert (Novartis)

Rabies

Bovine Serum used in cell culture process

Chicken Protein

Afluria (CSL)

Influenza

trace amounts

 

Fluarix (GSK)

Influenza

trace amounts

  FluLaval (GSK) Influenza trace amounts

 

Imovax Rabies (sp)

Rabies

trace amounts

 

YF-Vax (sp)

Yellow Fever

trace amounts

Chlortetracyclin

Dryvax (W)

Smallpox

200 mcg/mL (100/0.5 mL)

 

RabAvert (Novartis)

Rabies

< 20 ng

Dihydrostreptomycin

Dryvax (W)

Smallpox

200 mcg/mL (100/0.5 mL)

Egg

Attenuvax (Merck)

Measles

residual egg proteins

 

Fluarix (GSK)

Influenza

residual

 

FluLaval (GSK)

Influenza

residual (≤1 mcg ovalbumin)

 

Flumist (MedImmune)

Influenza

 

 

Fluvirin (Novartis)

Influenza

residual

 

Fluzone (sp)

Influenza

residual

 

MMR II (Merck)

MMR

residual

 

Mumpsvax (Merck)

Mumps

residual

 

ProQuad (Merck)

MMR+varicella

residual

  YF-Vax (sp) Yellow Fever trace amounts

Gelatin (Bovine)

RabAvert (Novartis)

Rabies

<12 mg (Polygeline)

Gelatin (Porcine)

Attenuvax (Merck)

Measles

Hydrolyzed Gelatin, 14.5 mg

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Flumist (MedImmune) Influenza Hydrolyzed Gelatin, 2.00 mg

Fluzone (sp)

Influenza

0.05% (added as a stabilizer)

Meruvax II (Merck)

Rubella

Hydrolyzed Gelatin, 14.5 mg

 

MMR II (Merck)

Measles, Mumps, Rubella

Hydrolyzed Gelatin, 11 mg

 

Mumpsvax (Merck)

Mumps

Hydrolyzed Gelatin, 14.5 mg

 

ProQuad (Merck)

MMR+varicella

Hydrolyzed Gelatin, 14.5 mg

 

Tripedia (sp)

DTaP

residual used in the production of the pertussis concentrate

 

Varivax (Merck)

Varicella

Hydrolyzed Gelatin, 12.5 mg/dose

 

YF-Vax (sp)

Yellow Fever

as stabilizer

 

Zostavax (Merck)

Varicella Zoster

Hydrolyzed gelatin, 15.58 mg

Gentamicin Sulfate

Flumist (MedImmune)

Influenza

<0.015 mcg/mL

 

Fluarix (GSK)

Influenza

≤0.15 mcg

Latex

ActHIB (AP)

Hib

Diluent vial stopper; vaccine vial contains no rubber

 

Boostrix (GSK)

Tdap

Cap/Plunger of needleless prefilled syringe contain dry natural latex rubber

 

Comvax (Merck)

Hib-HepB

Stopper

 

DAPTACEL (sp)

DTaP

Stopper

 

DT (AP)

DT

Stopper

 

Engerix-B (GSK)

Hep B

Cap/Plunger of needleless prefilled syringe contain dry natural latex rubber

 

Fluarix (GSK)

Influenza

Cap/Plunger of needleless prefilled syringe contain dry natural latex rubber

 

Havrix (GSK)

Hep A

Cap/Plunger of needleless prefilled syringe contain dry natural latex rubber

 

HibTITER (Wyeth)

Hib

vial stopper contains dry natural rubber

 

Infanrix (GSK)

DTaP

Cap/Plunger of needleless prefilled syringe contain dry natural latex rubber

 

Kinrix (GSK)

DTaP/IPV

Syringe may contain dry natural latex rubber

 

Menactra (sp)

Meningococcal

Stopper

 

MENOMUNE (sp)

Meningococcal

Stopper

 

Pediarix (GSK)

DTaP-HepB-IPV

Cap/Plunger of needleless prefilled Syringe contain dry natural latex rubber

 

PedvaxHIB (Merck)

Hib

 

 

Prevnar (WL)

Pneumococcal

Stopper

 

Rotarix (GSK)

Rotaviris

Tip cap and Rubber Plunger of applicator

 

Td (sp)

Td

Stopper, needle cover, plunger

 

TriHIBit (sp)

DTaP-Hib

Diluent vial stopper; vaccine vial contains no rubber

 

Tripedia (sp)

DTaP

Stopper

 

Twinrix (GSK)

Hep AB

Tip cap and plunger of needleless prefilled syringes contain dry natural latex rubber; vial stopper is latex-free

 

Vaqta (Merck)

Hepatitis A

Stopper

 

YF-Vax (sp)

Yellow Fever

Stopper

Neomycin

Afluria (CSL)

Influenza

≤0.2 pg

 

Attenuvax (Merck)

Measles

25 mcg

 

Dryvax (W)

Smallpox

100 mcg/mL (50 units/0.5 mL)

 

Fluvirin (Novartis)

Influenza

undetectable amounts

 

Havrix (GSK)

Hep A

<40 ng/mL (Neomycin sulfate)

 

Imovax Rabies (sp)

Rabies

<150 mcg (Neomycin Sulfate)

 

IPOL (sp)

Polio

<5 ng

 

Kinrix (GSK)

DTaP/IPV

≤0.05 ng

 

Meruvax II (Merck)

Rubella

25 mcg

 

MMR II (Merck)

MMR

25 mcg

 

Mumpsvax (Merck)

Mumps

25 mcg

 

Pediarix (GSK)

DTaP-HepB-IPV

≤0.05 ng

 

ProQuad (Merck)

MMR+Varicella

<16 mcg

 

Varivax (Merck)

Varicella

trace amounts

 

Zostavax (Merck)

Varicella Zoster

trace amounts

Ovalbumin

Afluria

Influenza

1 mcg

 

RabAvert (Novartis)

Rabies

< 3 ug

 

Fluarix (GSK)

Influenza

1 mcg

  FluLaval (GSK) Influenza ≤1 mcg

Polymyxin B

Afluria

Influenza

≤0.03pg

 

Dryvax (W)

Smallpox

100 units/mL (50 units/0.5 mL)

 

Fluvirin (Novartis)

Influenza

undetectable amounts

 

IPOL (sp)

Polio

25 ng

 

Kinrix (GSK)

DTaP/IPV

≤0.01 ng

 

Pediarix (GSK)

DTaP-HepB-IPV

≤0.01 ng

Serum, Bovine Fetal

Attenuvax (Merck)

Measles

<1 ppm

 

IPOL (sp)

Polio

<1 ppm

 

Meruvax II (Merck)

Rubella

<1 ppm

 

MMR II (Merck)

MMR

<1 ppm

 

Mumpsvax (Merck)

Mumps

<1 ppm

 

ProQuad (Merck)

MMR+varicella

0.5 mcg

 

RotaTeq (Merck)

Rotavirus

trace amounts

 

Varivax (Merck)

Varicella

trace amounts

 

Zostavax (Merck)

Varicella Zoster

trace amounts

Sodium taurodeoxycholate

Afluria (CSL)

Influenza

<10 ppm

Streptomycin

IPOL (sp)

Polio

<200 ng

Thimerosal

DT

DT

25 mcg mercury in multidose; trace amounts in single dose

 

Engerix-B (GSK)

HepB

<0.5 mcg mercury

 

Fluarix (GSK)

Influenza

trace amounts; ≤1 mcg mercury

 

FluLaval (GSK

Influenza

25 mcg mercury

 

Fluvirin (Novartis)

Influenza

24.5 mcg mercury

 

Fluzone (sp)

Influenza

none in No Preservative presentations; 25 mcg mercury in 0.5 mL prefilled and multi-dose syringe

 

MENOMUNE (sp)

Meningococcal

25 mcg mercury in multidose; trace amounts in single dose

 

Pediarix (GSK)

DtAp-HepB-IPV

trace amounts

 

TriHIBit (sp)

Hib

trace amounts

 

Tripedia (SP)

DTaP

trace amounts

 

Twinrix (GSK)

HepAB

trace amounts

Yeast

Comvax (Merck)

Hib-HepB

"The vaccine contains no detectable yeast DNA, and 1% or less of the protein is of yeast origin."

 

Engerix-B (GSK)

Hep B

<5%

  Gardasil (Merck) HPV "The VLPs are released from the yeast cells by cell disruption and purified by a series of chemical and physical methods."
  HibTITER (Wyeth) Hib "…yeast extract-based medium that is ultrafiltered before use."

 

Prevnar (WL)

Pneumococcal

"…and yeast extract-based medium"

 

Recombivax HB (Merck)

Hep B

<1%

 

Vivotif Berna (Berna)

Typhoid

yeast extract from media

None

ActHIB (AP)

Hib

Diluent contains latex

 

ADACEL (ap)

Tdap

 

 

DT (sp)

DT

 

 

Imogam Rabies (sp)

Rabies IG

 

 

OmniHIB (GSK)

Hib

 

 

Penumovax 23 (Merck)

Pneumococcal

 

 

Typhim VI (sp)

Typhoid

 

updated November 2008

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