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

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

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

 

 

 

 MPOX

 JYNNEOS

 Bavarian Nordic

 

 

 

 COVID-19

Comirnaty KP.2 (12 years & older)

 Pfizer BioNTech

 COVID-19

 Comirnaty JN.1 (Children aged 5 to 11 years)

 Pfizer BioNTech

 COVID-19

 Comirnaty JN.1 (Infants aged 6 months to 4 years)

 Pfizer BioNTech

 

 

 

 

 

 

FLU

Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine

Sanofi

LAIV

Fluenz Nasal Spray Suspension

Astra Zeneca

 

 

 

Tuberculin

TUBERCULIN 2TU

AJ Vaccines

 

 

 

 

Restricted items requiring Public Health authorisation:

 

Rabies vaccine

Verorab

Sanofi

Rabies Immunoglobulin

Berirab

Fannin

BAT

Botulism Antitoxin

Scandanavian Biopharma

DAT

Diphtheria Antitoxin

Scandanavian Biopharma

Chickenpox vaccine

Varivax

MSD

BabyBIG® (infant botulism immunoglobulin) is only available via consultation with 24/7 physicians in California Department of Public Health who release the medicine, as needed. 

Stock cannot be held in Ireland as it is only supplied from California on demand when there is a patient requiring it. The 24/7 contact number is 001 (510) 231-7600

 

 

This page was updated on 17 December 2024