Influenza Vaccine Products by Excipient
List of less-known ingredients found in flu vaccine products to help determine potential allergens.
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| Excipient | Vaccine | Excipient | Vaccine | |
| Albumin, egg | Fluarix | Octoxynol-10 | Fluarix | |
| Arginine | FluMist | Phosphate buffers (e.g., disodium monosodium, potassium, sodium dihydrogenphosphate) | Afluria |
|
| Beta-propiolactone | Fluvirin |
Polyethylene glycol p-isoocylphenyl ether | Fluarix |
|
| Calcium chloride | Afluria | Polymyxin B | Afluria |
|
| Egg Protein | Fluzone |
Polyoxyethylene9-10 nonyl phenol | Fluvirin | |
| Formaldehyde | Fluzone Fluarix Flulaval |
Polysorbate 80 | Fluarix | |
| Gelatin | Fluzone |
Potassium chloride | Afluria | |
| Gentamicin | Fluarix |
Sodium chloride | Afluria |
|
| Hydrocortisone | Fluarix | Sodium deoxycholate | Afluria |
|
| Latex | Fluarix in syringe presentation | Sucrose | FluMist |
|
| Monosodium glutamate | FluMist | Thimerosal | Fluzone - only in multi-dose vials |
|
| Neomycin | Afluria |
Tocopheryl hydrogen succinate | Fluarix |
Sources:
Respective manufacturer package inserts for licensed 2009-2010 influenza product.
Grabenstein, John D. Immunofacts: Vaccines and Immunologic Drugs. St. Louis, MO: Wolters Kluwer Health; 2006.
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