Patient Information Leaflets and Vaccine Contents

The following websites provide detailed information about vaccines including their ingredients:

The list of ingredients is available in the Patient Information Leaflet (PIL)

More detailed information can be found in the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPCs).

 

SPCs follow a standard format and to find what is in each vaccine you should look at
Section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition and Section 6.1 - list of excipients.

To search these websites you need to know the name of the vaccine.

 

The names of vaccines used in the Immunisation Schedule and products available from National Cold Chain Service are below

 

Vaccine

Product Name

Manufacturer

COVID-19

Nuvaxovid XBB.1.5

Novavax

DTaP/IPV

TETRAVAC

Sanofi

6 in 1

INFANRIX HEXA

GSK

Hepatitis A

HAVRIX JUNIOR

GSK

Hepatitis A

HAVRIX MONODOSE

GSK

Hepatitis A + B

TWINRIX ADULT

GSK

Hepatitis B

ENGERIX B 20mcg

GSK

Hepatitis B

FENDRIX (renal insufficiency)

GSK

Hepatitis B

HBVAXPRO 5mcg

MSD

Hepatitis B

HBVAXPRO 40mcg (renal insufficiency)

MSD

Hib/MenC

MENITORIX 

GSK

Hib

HIBERIX

GSK

HPV9

GARDASIL 9

MSD

Flu

Influvac Tetra

Mylan IRE Healthcare Ltd

Flu

Fluenz Tetra nasal spray suspension

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals (Ireland)

MenACWY

NIMENRIX

Pfizer

MenB

BEXSERO

GSK

MenC

MENJUGATE

GSK

MMR

MMRVAXPRO

MSD

MMR

PRIORIX

GSK

PCV

PREVENAR 13

Pfizer

Pneumococcal

PNEUMOVAX 23

MSD

Rotavirus

ROTARIX

GSK

Td

DITE BOOSTER

AJ Vaccines

Td/IPV

REVAXIS

Sanofi

Tdap

BOOSTRIX

GSK

Tuberculin

TUBERCULIN 2TU

AJ Vaccines

COVID-19

Comirnaty BA.4-5 (12+)

Pfizer BioNTech

COVID-19

Comirnaty XBB.1.5 (12+)

Pfizer BioNTech

COVID-19

Comirnaty BA.4-5 (Children aged 5 to 11)

Pfizer BioNTech

COVID-19

Comirnaty XBB.1.5 (Children aged 5 to 11)

Pfizer BioNTech

COVID-19

Comirnaty (Infants aged 6months to 4 years)

Pfizer BioNTech

 

More information is available in the NIO discussion guide for healthcare professionals and their patients on vaccine ingredients

 

This page was updated on 7 November 2023