A Representative Sample of
Ingredients in Vaccines
|
Acel-Immune DTaP
diphtheria - tetanus - pertussis |
Wyeth-Ayerst
800.934.5556 |
diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular
pertussis adsorbed |
|
formaldehyde, aluminum hydroxide, aluminum
phosphate, thimerosal, and polysorbate 80 (Tween-80) |
gelatin |
Act HIB
Haemophilus influenza
Type B |
Connaught Laboratories
800.822.2463 |
Haemophilus influenza
Type B, polyribosylribitol phosphate |
|
ammonium sulfate, formalin, and sucrose |
|
Attenuvax
measles |
Merck & Co., Inc.
800-672-6372 |
measles live virus |
neomycin |
sorbitol |
hydrolized gelatin, chick embryo |
Biavax
rubella |
Merck & Co., Inc.
800-672-6372 |
rubella live virus |
neomycin |
sorbitol |
hydrolized gelatin, human diploid cells from aborted
fetal tissue |
BioThrax
anthrax adsorbed |
BioPort Corporation 517.327.1500 |
nonencapsulated strain of
Bacillus anthracis
|
|
aluminum hydroxide, benzethonium chloride, and
formaldehyde |
|
DPT
diphtheria - tetanus - pertussis |
GlaxoSmithKline 800.366.8900
X 5231 |
diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular
pertussis adsorbed |
|
formaldehyde, aluminum phosphate, ammonium sulfate,
and thimerosal |
washed sheep RBCs |
Dryvax
smallpox
(not licensed d/t expiration) |
Wyeth-Ayerst
800.934.5556 |
live vaccinia virus, with "some microbial
contaminants," according to the Working Group on
Civilian Biodefense |
polymyxcin B sulfate, streptomycin sulfate,
chlortetracycline hydrochloride, and neomycin sulfate |
glycerin, and phenol -a compound obtained by
distillation of coal tar |
vesicle fluid from calf skins |
Engerix-B
recombinant hepatitis B |
GlaxoSmithKline 800.366.8900
X 5231 |
genetic sequence of the hepatitis B virus that codes
for the surface antigen (HbSAg), cloned into GMO yeast |
|
aluminum hydroxide, and thimerosal |
|
Fluvirin
|
Medeva Pharmaceuticals 888.MEDEVA
716.274.5300 |
influenza virus |
neomycin, polymyxin |
beta-propiolactone |
chick embryonic fluid |
FluShield
|
Wyeth-Ayerst
800.934.5556 |
trivalent influenza virus, types A&B |
gentamicin sulphate |
formadehyde, thimerosal, and polysorbate 80
(Tween-80) |
chick embryonic fluid |
Havrix
hepatitis A |
GlaxoSmithKline 800.366.8900
X 5231 |
hepatitis A virus |
|
formalin, aluminum hydroxide, 2-phenoxyethanol, and
polysorbate 20 |
residual MRC5 proteins -human diploid cells from
aborted fetal tissue |
HiB Titer
Haemophilus influenza
Type B |
Wyeth-Ayerst
800.934.5556 |
Haemophilus influenza
Type B, polyribosylribitol phosphate, yeast |
|
ammonium sulfate, thimerosal, and chemically defined
yeast-based medium |
|
Imovax
|
Connaught Laboratories 800.822.2463 |
rabies virus adsorbed |
neomycin sulfate |
phenol red indicator |
human albumin, human diploid cells from aborted
fetal tissue |
IPOL
|
Connaught Laboratories 800.822.2463 |
3 types of polio viruses |
neomycin, streptomycin, and polymyxin B |
formaldehyde, and 2-phenoxyethenol |
continuous line of monkey kidney cells |
JE-VAX
Japanese encephalitis |
Aventis Pasteur USA
800.VACCINE |
Nakayama-NIH
strain of Japanese encephalitis virus, inactivated |
|
formaldehyde, polysorbate 80 (Tween-80), and
thimerosal |
mouse serum proteins, and gelatin |
LYMErix
lyme |
GlaxoSmithKline
888-825-5249 |
recombinant protein (OspA) from the outer surface of
the spirochete
Borrelia burgdorferi
|
kanamycin |
aluminum hydroxide, 2-phenoxyethenol, phosphate
buffered saline |
|
MMR
measles - mumps - rubella |
Merck & Co., Inc.
800.672.6372 |
measles, mumps, rubella live virus |
neomycin |
sorbitol |
hydrolized gelatin, chick embryonic fluid, and human
diploid cells from aborted fetal tissue |
M-R-Vax
measles - rubella |
Merck & Co., Inc.
800.672.6372 |
measles, rubella live virus |
neomycin |
sorbitol |
hydrolized gelatin, chick embryonic fluid, and human
diploid cells from aborted fetal tissue |
Menomune
meningococcal |
Connaught Laboratories 800.822.2463 |
freeze-dried polysaccharide antigens from
Neisseria meningitidis
bacteria |
|
thimerosal |
lactose |
Meruvax I
mumps |
Merck & Co., Inc.
800.672.6372 |
mumps live virus |
neomycin |
sorbitol |
hydrolized gelatin |
NYVAC
(new smallpox batch, not licensed) |
Aventis Pasteur USA
800.VACCINE |
highly attenuated vaccinia virus |
polymyxcin B sulfate, streptomycin sulfate,
chlortetracycline hydrochloride, and neomycin sulfate |
glycerin, and phenol -a compound obtained by
distillation of coal tar |
vesicle fluid from calf skins |
Orimune
oral polio |
Wyeth-Ayerst
800.934.5556 |
3 types of polio viruses, attenuated |
neomycin, streptomycin |
sorbitol |
monkey kidney cells and calf serum |
Pneumovax
Streptococcus pneumoniae
|
Merck & Co., Inc.
800.672.6372 |
capsular polysaccharides from polyvalent (23 types)
pneumococcal bacteria |
|
phenol |
|
Prevnar
Pneumococcal 7-valent conjugate vaccine |
Wyeth Lederle
800.934.5556 |
saccharides from capsular
Streptococcus pneumoniae
antigens (7 serotypes) individually conjugated to
diphtheria CRM 197 protein |
|
aluminum phosphate, ammonium
sulfate, soy protein, yeast |
|
ProQuad
measles, mumps, rubella and varicella |
Merck & Co., Inc.
800.672.6372 |
live measles (Enders' attenuated Edmonston), mumps (Jeryl
LynnTM), rubella (Wistar RA 27/3), and
varicella (oka/Merck) strains of viruses |
neomycin |
monosodium L-glutamate (MSG), potassium chloride,
potassium phosphate monobasic, potassium phosphate
dibasic, sodium bicarbonate, sodium phosphate dibasic,
sorbitol, and sucrose |
human albumin, human diploid cells, residual
components of MRC-5 cells including DNA and proteins,
bovine serum, hydrolized gelatin, and chicken embryo |
RabAvert
rabies |
Chiron Behring GmbH & Company
510.655.8729 |
fixed-virus strain Flury LEP |
neomycin, chlortetracycline, and amphotericin B |
potassium glutamate, and sucrose |
human albumin, bovine gelatin and serum "from
source countries known to be free of bovine
spongioform encephalopathy," and chicken protein |
Rabies Vaccine Adsorbed
|
GlaxoSmithKline 800.366.8900
X 5231 |
rabies virus adsorbed |
|
beta-propiolactone, aluminum phosphate, thimerosal,
and phenol red |
rhesus monkey fetal lung cells |
Recombivax
recombinant hepatitis B |
Merck & Co., Inc.
800.672.6372 |
genetic sequence of the hepatitis B virus that codes
for the surface antigen (HbSAg), cloned into GMO yeast |
|
aluminum hydroxide, and thimerosal |
|
RotaShield
oral tetravalent rotavirus (recalled) |
Wyeth-Ayerst
800.934.5556 |
1 rhesus monkey rotavirus, 3 rhesus-human
reassortant live viruses |
neomycin sulfate, amphotericin B |
potassium monophosphate, potassium diphosphate,
sucrose, and monosodium glutamate (MSG) |
rhesus monkey fetal diploid cells, and bovine fetal
serum |
smallpox
(not licensed due to expiration) 40-yr old stuff
"found" in Swiftwater, PA freezer |
Aventis Pasteur USA
800.VACCINE |
live vaccinia virus, with "some microbial
contaminants," according to the Working Group on
Civilian Biodefense |
polymyxcin B sulfate, streptomycin sulfate,
chlortetracycline hydrochloride, and neomycin sulfate |
glycerin, and phenol -a compound obtained by
distillation of coal tar |
vesicle fluid from calf skins |
smallpox
(new, not licensed) |
Acambis, Inc.
617.494.1339
in partnership with Baxter BioScience |
highly attenuated vaccinia virus |
polymyxcin B sulfate, streptomycin sulfate,
chlortetracycline hydrochloride, and neomycin sulfate |
glycerin, and phenol -a compound obtained by
distillation of coal tar |
vesicle fluid from calf skins |
TheraCys BCG
(intravesicle -not licensed in US for tuberculosis) |
Aventis Pasteur USA
USA 800.VACCINE |
live attenuated strain of
Mycobacterium bovis
|
|
monosodium glutamate (MSG), and polysorbate 80
(Tween-80) |
|
Tripedia
diphtheria - tetanus - pertussis |
Aventis Pasteur USA
800.VACCINE |
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
and
Clostridium tetani
toxoids and acellular
Bordetella pertussis
adsorbed |
|
aluminum potassium sulfate, formaldehyde, thimerosal,
and polysorbate 80 (Tween-80) |
gelatin, bovine extract US sourced |
Typhim Vi
typhoid |
Aventis Pasteur USA SA
800.VACCINE |
cell surface Vi polysaccharide from
Salmonella typhi
Ty2 strain |
|
aspartame, phenol, and polydimethylsiloxane
(silicone) |
|
Varivax
chickenpox |
Merck & Co., Inc.
800.672.6372 |
varicella live virus |
neomycin |
phosphate, sucrose, and monosodium glutamate (MSG) |
processed gelatin, fetal bovine serum, guinea pig
embryo cells, albumin from human blood, and human
diploid cells from aborted fetal tissue |
YF-VAX
yellow fever |
Aventis Pasteur USA
800.VACCINE |
17D strain of yellow fever virus |
|
sorbitol |
chick embryo, and gelatin |
