Monday, September 8, 2008

LICENSED VACCINES IN THE USA

Please note that the list of vaccines is not a complete the list of all manufacturers and trade names. Just because I only show one manufacturer for a particular vaccine does not mean that it's the only manufacturer.

Vaccines in red are part of the AAP/CDC/AAFP recommended childhood immunization schedule.

Vaccine

Type

Route

Notes

Manufacturer & Trade Name

Adenovirus

Live virus

Oral

Available only to US armed forces; no longer being manufactured.

Anthrax

Inactivated bacteria

SC

BioPort

BCG

Live bacteria

ID (preferred) or SC

Aventis Pasteur "Theracys"

Cholera

Inactivated bacteria

SC, IM, or ID

Wyeth

Diphtheria-Tetanus (DT, for children)

Toxoids

IM

Aventis Pasteur "DT"

Diphtheria-Tetanus (tD, for adults)

Toxoids

IM

Aventis Pasteur "Td"

DTP

Toxoids and inactivated bacteria

IM

DTaP

Toxoids and inactivated bacterial components

IM

Aventis Pasteur "Tripedia", SmithKline Beecham "Infanrix"

Hepatitis A

Inactivated viral antigen

IM

Recommended only in selected areas

Merck "VAQTA", SmithKline Beecham "Havrix"

Hepatitis B

Inactivated viral antigen

IM

Merck "Recombivax HB", SmithKline Beecham "Engerix-B"

Hepatitis B/Hib

Inactivated viral antigen, Polysaccharide-protein conjugate

IM

Merck "ComVax"

Hib

Polysaccharide-protein conjugate

IM

Lederle "HibTITER", Merck "PedvaxHIB", Connaught "ActHIB", SmithKline Beecham "OmniHIB", Pasteur MerieuxConnaught"ProHIBiT"

Influenza

Inactivated whole virus, viral components

IM

Aventis Pasteur "Fluzone"

Japanese Encephalitis

Inactivated virus

SC

Aventis Pasteur "JE-VAX"

Lyme disease

Inactivated protein

IM

SmithKline Beecham "LYMErix"

Measles

Live virus

SC

Still being manufactured?

Merck "Attenuvax"

Meningococcal

Polysaccharide

SC

Aventis Pasteur "Menomune"

MMR

Live viruses

SC

Merck "M-M-R II"

Measles-Rubella

Live viruses

SC

Still being manufactured?

Merck "M-R-Vax"

Mumps

Live virus

SC

Still being manufactured?

Merck "Mumpsvax"

Pertussis

Inactivated bacteria

IM

Not sure this is still being manufactured; may be available in Michigan only.

BioPort

Plague

Inactivated bacteria

IM

Pnemococcal

Polysaccharide

IM or SC

Merck "Pneumovax23", Wyeth-Lederle "Prevnar"

Polio (IPV)

Inactivated virus

SC

Aventis Pasteur "IPOL"

Polio (OPV)

Live virus

Oral

Rabies

Inactivated virus

IM or ID

BioPort, Aventis Pasteur "Imovax"

Rubella

Live virus

SC

Still being manufactured?

Merck "Meruvax"

Tetanus

Toxoid

IM

Aventis Pasteur "Tet Tox"

Typhoid

Inactivated bacteria

SC

Typhoid

Polysaccharide

SC (boosters may be ID)

Aventis Pasteur "TYPHIM Vi"

Varicella

Live virus

SC

Merck "VARIVAX"

Yellow Fever

Live virus

SC

Aventis Pasteur "YF-VAX"

SC = subcutaneous, ID = intradermal; IM = intramuscular.

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