Dukoral
Details for Dukoral vaccine and its components.
Sponsor:
CSL Limited
Administration route:
Oral
Vaccine group:
Cholera vaccines
Registered for use in people aged ≥2 years.
Each 3.0 mL liquid vaccine dose vial contains:
- inactivated whole-cell Vibrio cholerae O1 Inaba, Ogawa, classic and El Tor strains (31.25 x 109 vibrios of each)
- 1.0 mg recombinant cholera toxin B subunit (rCTB)
The buffer is in a sachet of effervescent granules containing:
- anhydrous sodium carbonate
- sodium bicarbonate
- anhydrous citric acid
- sodium citrate
- saccharin sodium
- raspberry flavour
This formulation does not contain aspartame.
For detailed advice on vaccine dosage, administration, contraindications and precautions, please visit the relevant disease chapter.
Page history
Last updated:
4 June 2018
Last reviewed:
4 June 2018
Printed content may be out of date. For up to date information, always refer to the digital version: https://immunisationhandbook.health.gov.au/vaccines/dukoral.