Adacel Polio Description

Each dose (0.5 mL) is formulated to contain: Active Ingredients: Tetanus Toxoid: Not less than 20 International Units (5 Lf); Diphtheria Toxoid: Not less than 2 International Units (2 Lf); Acellular Pertussis: Pertussis Toxoid (PT) 2.5 µg, Filamentous Haemagglutinin (FHA) 5 µg, Pertactin (PRN) 3 µg, Fimbriae Types 2 and 3 (FIM) 5 µg; Inactivated Poliomyelitis Vaccine: Type 1 (Mahoney) 40 D-antigen units*, Type 2 (MEF-1) 8 D-antigen units*, Type 3 (Saukett) 32 D-antigen units*.
*or equivalent antigen quantity, determined by suitable immunochemical method.
ADACEL-POLIO (Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Adsorbed Combined with Inactivated Poliomyelitis Vaccine) is a sterile, uniform, cloudy, white suspension of tetanus and diphtheria toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine adsorbed separately on aluminum phosphate, combined with inactivated poliomyelitis vaccine (vero cell origin) types 1, 2 and 3, and suspended in water for injection. The acellular pertussis vaccine is composed of five purified pertussis antigens (PT, FHA, PRN and FIM).
Excipients/Inactive Ingredients: Excipients: Aluminum Phosphate (adjuvant) 1.5 mg, 2-phenoxyethanol 0.6% v/v, Polysorbate 80 <5 μg, Water for Injection q.s. 0.5 mL.
Manufacturing Process Residuals: Bovine serum albumin, formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, streptomycin, neomycin and polymyxin B are present in trace amounts.