ProQuad

ProQuad Description

Manufacturer:

Merck Sharp & Dohme
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Description
ProQuad is a combined attenuated live virus vaccine containing measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella viruses. ProQuad is a sterile lyophilized preparation of (1) the components of M-M-R II (Measles, Mumps and Rubella Virus Vaccine Live): Measles Virus Vaccine Live, a more attenuated line of measles virus, derived from Enders' attenuated Edmonston strain and propagated in chick embryo cell culture; Mumps Virus Vaccine Live, the Jeryl Lynn (B level) strain of mumps virus propagated in chick embryo cell culture; Rubella Virus Vaccine Live, the Wistar RA 27/3 strain of live attenuated rubella virus propagated in WI-38 human diploid lung fibroblasts; and (2) Varicella Virus Vaccine Live (Oka/Merck), the Oka/Merck strain of varicella-zoster virus propagated in MRC-5 cells (hereafter referred to as VARIVAX).
Excipients/Inactive Ingredients: Sucrose, gelatin, sodium chloride, sorbitol, monosodium L-glutamate monohydrate, potassium chloride, sodium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, potassium phosphate, urea.
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