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Twinrix

Aka: Twinrix, Combined Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B Vaccine
  1. Preparation: Components of Twinrix vaccine
    1. Killed Hepatitis A virus and
    2. Recombinant Hepatitis B
  2. Dosing
    1. Adults: 720 EU/20 ug (1.0 ml)
    2. Requires 3 doses as in Hepatitis B Vaccine schedule
  3. Contraindications
    1. Not approved for use in Children

Hepatitis A+B vaccine (C0593947)

Concepts Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein (T116) , Pharmacologic Substance (T121) , Immunologic Factor (T129)
MSH C433226
SnomedCT 333702001
English Hepatitis A + B vaccine, hepatitis a b vaccine, a hepatitis b vaccine, hepatitis a+b vaccine, Hepatitis A+B vaccine, Hepatitis A+B vaccine (product), Hepatitis A+B vaccine (substance), hepatitis A-B vaccine
Spanish vacuna contra hepatitis A y B (producto), vacuna contra hepatitis A y B
Sources
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


Twinrix (C0593953)

Concepts Pharmacologic Substance (T121) , Immunologic Factor (T129)
MSH C433226
English Twinrix, twinrix
Sources
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


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