Hiberix
Details for Hiberix vaccine and its components.
Sponsor:
GlaxoSmithKline Australia
Administration route:
Intramuscular injection
Vaccine group:
Monovalent vaccines
Registered for use in infants and children aged 2 months to 5 years.
Monovalent Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine.
Lyophilised pellet in a monodose vial with separate diluent.
Each 0.5 mL reconstituted dose contains:
- 10 µg Hib capsular polysaccharide (polyribosyl-ribitol-phosphate) conjugated to approximately 25 µg tetanus toxoid (PRP-T)
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
Definitions
- PRP
- polyribosylribitol phosphate
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