|
| Excipient (click on
links) |
Use |
Vaccine |
| Aluminum
Hydroxide |
Adjuvant |
Anthrax
(BioThrax), DTaP (Certiva, Infanrix, Acel-Imune), DT (Massachusetts), Td
(Massachusetts), Hib (PedvaxHib), Hib-Hepatitis B (Comvax), Hepatitis A (Havrix, Vaqta),
Hepatitis B (Engerix-B, Recombivax- HB), Lyme disease (LymeRix), Human Papillomavirus
(Gardasil) |
| Aluminum
Phosphate |
Adjuvant |
DTaP
(Acel-Immune), DtwP (Massachusetts, BioPort), DT (Wyeth-Lederle), Td (Massachusetts,
Wyeth-Lederle), Pneumococcal (Prevnar), Rabies (BioRab), Human papillomavirus (Gardasil) |
| Aluminum Potassium
Sulfate |
Adjuvant |
DtaP
(Tripedia), DTwP (Aventis Pasteur), DT (Aventis Pasteur,), Td (Aventis Pasteur) |
| Amino Acids |
Growth
medium |
Hepatitis
A (Havrix), Typhoid oral (Vivotif) |
| Ammonium
Sulfate |
Protein
fractionation |
Hib
(Act-HIB) |
| Amphotericin
B |
Anti-bacterial |
Rabies |
| Ascorbic
Acid |
Antioxidant |
Typhoid
oral (Vivotif) |
| Bacto-peptone |
Growth
medium |
Influenza
(varies seasonally) |
| Beta-propiolactone |
Viral
inactivator |
Influenza
(Fluvirin), Rabies (Imovax, RabAvert) |
| Benzethonium Chloride |
Preservative |
Anthrax
(BioThrax) |
| Bovine
(of cow) albumin or serum |
Growth
medium, protein stabilizer |
Hepatitis
A (Havrix, Vaqta), Poliovirus attenuated (Orimune), Rabies (Imovax, RabAvert), Vaccinia
(DryVax), Varicella (Varivax) |
| Brilliant
Green |
Dye |
Vaccinia
(DryVax) |
| Chlortetracycline |
Anti-bacterial |
Rabies
(RabAvert), Vaccinia (DryVax) |
| DNA |
Manufacturing
residue |
Hepatitis
A (Vaqta) |
| Ethylenediamine-tetraacetic
acid sodium (EDTA) |
Preservative |
Rabies
(RabAvert), Varicella (Varivax) |
| Egg Protein |
Growth
medium |
Influenza
(all brands), Yellow fever (YF-Vax) |
| Fetuin (a
bovine serum protein) |
Affinity
ligand for chromatography |
DTaP
(Certiva) |
| Formaldehyde,
formalin |
Anti-microbial,
preservative |
Anthrax
(BioThrax), DTaP (all brands), DTwP (all brands), DtwP-Hib (Tetramune), Dt (all brands),
Td (all brands), Hepatits A (Havrix, Vaqta), Hib (ActHIB), Influenza (Fluogen, FluShield,
Fluzone), Japanese encephalitis (JE-Vax), Poliovirus inactivated (Ipol) |
| Gelatin |
Stabilizer
in freeze-drying, solvent |
DtaP
(Acel-Imune, Tripedia), Influenza (Fluzone), Japanese encephalitis (JE-Vax), Measles
(Attenuvax), Mumps (Mumpsvax), Rubella (Meruvax II), MMR (MMR-II), Rabies (RabAvert),
Typhoid oral (Vivotif), Varicella (Varivax), Yellow fever (YF-Vax) |
| Gentamicin |
Anti-bacterial |
Influenza
(FluShield) |
| Glycerin |
Solvent |
Vaccinia
(DryVax) |
| Glycine |
Protein
stabilizer |
DTaP
(Acel-Imune), DtwP-Hib (Tetramune), DT (most brands), Td (most brands) |
| Human serum albumin |
Growth
medium |
Rabies
(Imovax) |
| Hydrochloric
Acid |
Adjust
pH |
DTaP
(most brands), DT (most brands) |
| Hydrogen
Peroxide |
Toxin
detoxifier |
DTaP
(Certiva) |
| Kanamycin |
Anti-bacterial |
Lyme
disease (LymeRix) |
| Lactose |
Stabilizer
in freeze-drying, filling |
BCG
(Tice), Hib (some packages), Meningococcal (Menomune), Typhoid oral (Vivotif) |
| Magnesium stearate |
Lubricant
for capsule filling |
Typoid
oral (Vivotif) |
| Monosodium
glutamate (MSG) |
Stabilizer |
Varicella
(Varivax) |
| Mouse Serum Protein |
Growth
medium |
Japanese
encephalitis (JE-Vax) |
| MRC-5 cellular
protein (live aborted fetal tissue) |
Growth
medium |
Hapetatis
A (Havrix, Vaqta), Rabies (Imovax, RabAvert), Varicella (Varivax, Zostavax) |
| Neomycin |
Anti-bacterial |
Influenza
(Fluvirin), Measles (Attenuvax), Mumps (Mumpsvax), Rubella (Meruvax II), MMR (MMR-II),
Poliovirus attenuated (Oimune), Poliovirus inactivated (Ipol), Rabies (Imovax RabAvert),
Vaccinia (DyVax), Varicella (Varivax) |
| Ovalbumin |
Growth
medium |
Rabies
(RabAvert) |
| Phenol |
Preservative,
anti-bacterial |
Pneumococcal
(Pneumovax-23), Typhoid inactivated (Typhim Vi), Vaccinia (DryVax) |
| Phenol
red (phenolsulfonphthalein) |
pH
indicator, dye |
Poliovirus
attenuated (Orimune), Rabies (Imovax) |
| 2-Phenoxyethanol |
Preservative |
DTaP
(Infanrix), Hepatitis A (Havrix), Lyme disease (LymeRix), Poliovirus inactivated (Ipol) |
| Phosphate buffers (eg, disodium, monosodium, potassium, sodium
dihydrogen phosphate) |
Adjust
pH |
DtaP
(all brands), DT (most brands), Hib (Act-Hib, Hepatitis A (Havrix), Hepatitis B
(Engerix-B), Lyme disease (LymeRix), Poliovirus inactivated (Ipol), Rabies (BioRab),
Typhoid inactivated (Typhim Vi), Varicella (Varivax) |
| Polydimethylsilozone |
Anti-foaming
agent |
Tyhpoid
inactivated (Tyhim Vi) |
| Polyethylen glycol
p-isooctylphynyl ether (Triton X-100) |
Nomionic
surfactant (viral inactivation) |
Influenza
(Fluzone) |
| Polymyxin
B |
Anti-bacterial |
influenza
(Fluvirin), Poliovirus inactivated (Ipol), Vaccinia (DryVax) |
| Polyoxyethylene 9-10 nonyl phenol (Triton N-101, OCTOXYNOL 9) |
Nonionic
surfactant (viral inactivation) |
Influenza
(Fluvirin) |
| Polysorbate
20 |
Surfactant |
Hepatitis
A (Havrix) |
| Polysorbate 80 |
Surfactant |
DTaP
(Acel-Imune, Infanrix, Tripedia), Influenza (Fluogen), Human Papillomavirus (Gardasil) |
| Potassium Glutamate |
Stabilizer |
Rabies
(RabAvert) |
| Silicon |
Anti-foaming
agent |
Lume
disease (LymeRix) |
| Sodium
Acetate |
Adjust
pH |
DT
(some brands), Td (some brands) |
| Sodium
Borate |
Adjust
pH |
Hepatitis
A (Vaqta), Hib-Hepatitis B (Comvax), Human papillomavirus (Gardasil) |
| Sodium Chloride |
Adjust
tonicity |
Most
vaccines, including Anthrax, BCG, Cholera, DTaP, DTwP, DtwP-Hib, DT, Td, Hepatitis A,
Hepatitis B, Hib, Influenza, Lyme disease, Pneumococcal, Polio inactivated, Rabies,
Typhoid inactivated, Varicella, Yellow fever, Human papillomavirus (Gardasil) |
| Sodium
hydroxide |
Adjust
pH |
DT
(most brands), Td (most brands) |
| Sorbitol |
Stabilizer,
solvent |
Measles
(Attenuvax), Mumps (Mumpsvax), Rubella (Meruvax II), MMR (MMR-II), Polio attenuated,
Yellow fever (YF-Vax) |
| Streptomycin |
Anti-bacterial |
Influenza
(Fluogen), Poliovirus attenuated (Orimune), Poliovirus inactivated (Ipol), Vaccinia
(DryVax [dihydrostreptomycine]) |
| Sucrose |
Stabilizer
in freeze-drying |
Hib
(Act-HIB), Typhoid oral (Vivotif), Varicella (Varivax) |
| Thimerosal |
Preservative
in some multidose containers (see package labeling for precise content) |
DTaP
(some containers), DTwP (most containers), DT (most brands), Td (most brands), Hepatitis B
(some packages), Hib (some packages), Influenza (all brands), Japanese encephalitis
(JE-Vax), Meningococcal (Menomune), Pneumococcal (Pnu-Imune 23), Rabies (BioRab) |
| Tri(n)butylphosphate |
Viral
inactivator |
Influenza
(FluShield) |
| Vitamins Unspecified |
Growth
medium |
Rabies
(Imovax) |
| Yeast Protein |
Growth
medium |
Hepatitis
B (Engerix-B, Recombivax-HB), Hib (HibTiter), Hib-Hepatitis B (Comvax) |
Vaccine_Production Media
(On which bacteria and
viruses are replicated) |
| Vaccine
Culture Media |
Vaccine(s) |
| Bovine (of
cow) protein |
Pneumococcal
(Pneumovax-23, Pnu-Imune 23), Poliovirus attenuated (Orimune), Typhoid oral (Vivotif) |
| Calf skin |
Vaccinia
(DryVax) |
| Chick embryo
fibroblast tissue culture |
Measles
(Attenuvax), Mumps (Mumpsvax), combination vaccines containing them, Rabies (RabAvert) |
| Chicken
embryo (fertizlied egg) |
influenza
(all brands), Yellow fever (YF-Vax) |
| Cohen-Wheeler,
modified (pertussis components) |
DTaP
(alternate is Stainer-Scholte media), DtwP (most brands, alternate is Bordet-Gengou media) |
| Escherichia
coli (E Coli) |
Lyme disease
(LymeRix) |
| Human diploid tissue culture, MRC-5 |
Hepattis A
(Havrix, Vaqta), Poliovirus inactivated (Poliovax), Rabies (Imovax), Varicella (Varivax) |
| Human diploid tissue culture, WI-38 |
Rubella
(Meruvax II), combination vaccines containing it, Varicella (Varivax) |
| Lathman |
DtaP
(Infanrix, tetanus component) |
| Linggoud-Fenton |
DTaP
(Infanrix, diphtheria component) |
| Monkey
kidney tissue culture, Cercopithecus |
Poliovirus
attenuated (Orimune) |
| Monkey
kidney tissue culture, Vero (Vervet or African green monkeys) |
Poliovirus
inactivated (Ipol) |
| Mouse brain |
Japanese
encephalitis (JE-Vax) |
| Mueller-Miller
media |
Diphtheria
and tetanus vaccines (most brands) |
| Rhesus fetal
lung tissue culture |
Rabies
(BioRab) |
| Stainer-Scholte |
DTaP
(Infanrix, pertussis component) |
| Soy peptone
broth |
Pneumococcal
(Prevnar) |
| Synthetic/semi-synthetic |
Anthrax
(BioThrax), BCG (Tice), DT (all brands), Td (all brands), Hib (all brands), Meningococcal
(Menomune), Penumococcal (Pneumovax-23, Pnu-Imune 23), Typhoid inactivated (Typhim Vi) |
| Yeast or
yeast extract |
Hepatits
B (Engerix-B, Recombivax-HB), Hib (HiTiter), Hib-Hepatitis B (Comvax), Lyme disease
(LymeRix) |
Ingredients and
growth medium list can be found at CDC's vaccine
page. Look under excipients.
MUELLER-HINTON Agar (growth
media)-meningococcal
Watson Scherp (growth
media)-meningococcal
Fluoride
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