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Components of
Polio Vaccine

Excipients Table
Allergens Table
Components Table

 

Indication

Immunization against polio-virus types 1, 2, and 3

Proprietary Name

IPOL

Manufacturers

sanofi pasteur

Viability

Inactivated

Microorganism

Single stranded RNA polio virus genus Enterovirus

Dose

0.5 mL

Route

Intramuscular or subcutaneous

Dose form

Suspension

Appearance

Clear and Colorless

Concentration (per 0.5 mL)

Type 1 Poliovirus, 40 D antigen units

Type 2 Poliovirus, 8 D antigen units

Type 3 Poliovirus, 32 D antigen units

Preservatives

2-phenoxyethanol, 0.5%

Formaldehyde, 0.02%

Adjuvants

None

Excipients

Newborn calf serum from bovine spongiform encephalopathy free countries, <1 ppm

Allergens

Neomycin,<5 ng

Streptomycin, 200 ng

Polymyxin, 25 ng

Dry natural latex rubber

Media

Vero cells from monkey kidney cells of Vervet or African green monkeys.

Grown in Eagle MEM modified medium.

For viral growth the culture medium is replaced by M-199 without calf serum.

Packaging

Prefilled single-dose syringe (1 and 10 packs)

10-dose vial

Routine storage

2 to 8° C (35-46° F)

Do not freeze

updated November 2010

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