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Sponsor
GlaxoSmithKline Australia
Administration route
Intramuscular injection
Vaccine group
Zoster vaccines
Description:
Registered for use in:
- adults aged ≥50 years
- adults aged ≥18 years who are at increased risk of herpes zoster
Recombinant Varicella Zoster Virus glycoprotein E antigen (ASO1B adjuvanted vaccine)
Powder and suspension
Each 0.5 mL reconstituted dose contains:
- 50 micrograms of gE antigen
- Sucrose
- Polysorbate 80
- Monobasic sodium phosphate dihydrate
- Dibasic potassium phosphate
These are adjuvanted with ASO1B Adjuvant System (Suspension). The adjuvant includes:
- plant extract Quillaja saponaria saponin (QS-21) (50 micrograms)
- 3-O-desacyl-4’-monophosphoryl lipid A (MPL) from Salmonella minnesota (50 micrograms)
- Dioleoylphosphatidylcholine
- Cholesterol
- Sodium chloride
- Dibasic sodium phosphate
- Monobasic potassium phosphate
For Product Information and Consumer Medicine Information about Shingrix visit the Therapeutic Goods Administration website.
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For detailed advice on vaccine dosage, administration, contraindications and precautions, and variations from product information, please visit the relevant disease chapter/s.
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