Zostavax
Details for Zostavax vaccine and its components.
Sponsor:
Merck Sharp & Dohme (Australia)
Administration route:
Subcutaneous injection
Vaccine group:
Zoster vaccines
Registered for use in people aged ≥50 years.
Live herpes zoster vaccine
Lyophilised powder in a monodose vial with separate diluent.
Each 0.65 mL reconstituted dose contains:
- ≥19,400 plaque-forming units of live attenuated varicella-zoster virus (Oka/Merck strain)
- 41.05 mg sucrose
- 20.53 mg hydrolysed porcine gelatin
- 8.55 mg urea
- 0.82 mg monosodium glutamate
- residual components of MRC-5 cells
Also contains traces of:
- neomycin
- bovine serum albumin
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
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