VACCINE INGREDIENTS
a representative sample
Vaccine - Manufacturer - Microbes - Antibiotics -Chemicals /
Heavy Metals - Animal ByProducts
Acel-Immune DTP
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 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 phenol -a compound obtained by distillation of
coal tar glycerin, and 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 B
Wyeth-Ayerst 800.934.5556
Haemophilus influenza 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, andn 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, and 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
phenol -a compound obtained by distillation of coal
tar glycerin, and 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
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 phenol -a compound obtained by distillation of
coal tar glycerin, and 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 phenol -a compound obtained by
distillation of coal tar glycerin, and vesicle fluid
from calf skins
TheraCys BCG
(intravesicle -not licensed in US for tuberculosis)
Aventis Pasteur 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
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