Vaccine |
Excipients |
Adenovirus vaccine |
This list refers to the type 4 and type 7 adenovirus vaccine tablets licensed in the US: Acetone, alcohol, anhydrous lactose, castor oil, cellulose acetate phthalate, dextrose, D-fructose, D-mannose, FD&C Yellow #6 aluminium lake dye, fetal bovine serum, human serum albumin, magnesium stearate, micro crystalline cellulose, plasdone C, Polacrilin potassium, potassium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, sucrose |
Anthrax vaccine (BioThrax) |
Aluminium hydroxide, amino acids, benzethonium chloride, formaldehyde, inorganic salts and sugars, vitamins |
BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guérin) (Tice BCG) |
Asparagine, citric acid, lactose, glycerin, iron ammonium citrate, magnesium sulfate, potassium phosphate |
COVID-19 vaccines, mRNA-based (Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine ) (Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine) |
Lipids, salts, sucrose, plus in the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine: tromethamine, acids and acid stabilizers[2][3] |
DTaP (Daptacel) |
Aluminium phosphate, formaldehyde, Glutaraldehyde, 2-phenoxyethanol |
DTaP (Infanrix) |
Aluminium hydroxide, bovine extract, formaldehyde, glutaraldhyde, polysorbate 80 |
DTaP (Tripedia) |
aluminium potassium sulfate, ammonium sulfate, bovine extract, formaldehyde, gelatin, peptone, polysorbate 80, sodium phosphate, thimerosal[4] |
DTaP-Hib (TriHIBit) |
Aluminium potassium sulfate, ammonium sulfate, bovine extract, formaldehyde or formalin, gelatin, polysorbate 80, sucrose, thimerosal[4] |
DTaP-IPV (Kinrix) |
Aluminium hydroxide, calf serum, formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, lactalbumin hydrolysate, neomycin sulfate, polymyxin B, polysorbate 80 |
DTaP-HepB-IPV (Pediarix) |
aluminium hydroxide, aluminium phosphate, calf serum, lactalbumin hydrolysate, formaldehyde, glutaraldhyde, neomycin sulfate, polymyxin B, polysorbate 80, yeast protein |
DTaP-IPV-Hib (Pentacel) |
aluminium phosphate, bovine serum albumin, formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, MRC-5 cellular protein, neomycin, polymyxin B sulfate, polysorbate 80, 2-phenoxyethanol |
DT vaccine (diphtheria vaccine plus tetanus vaccine) (Sanofi) |
aluminium potassium sulfate, bovine extract, formaldehyde, thimerosal |
DT vaccine (Massachusetts) |
aluminium hydroxide, formaldehyde or formalin |
Hib vaccine (ActHIB) |
Ammonium sulfate, formaldehyde, sucrose[5] |
Hib vaccine (PedvaxHib) |
aluminium hydroxyphosphate sulfate[6] |
Hib vaccine (Hiberix) |
Formaldehyde, lactose[7] |
Hib-HepB (Comvax) |
Amorphous aluminium hydroxyphosphate sulfate, amino acids, dextrose, formaldehyde, hemin chloride, mineral salts, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, potassium aluminium sulfate, sodium borate, soy peptone, yeast protein |
Hepatitis A vaccine (Havrix) |
aluminium hydroxide, amino acid supplement, formalin, MRC-5 cellular protein, neomycin sulfate, phosphate buffers, polysorbate 20 |
Hepatitis A vaccine (Vaqta) |
Amorphous aluminium hydroxyphosphate sulfate, bovine albumin or serum, formaldehyde, MRC-5 cellular protein, sodium borate |
Hepatitis B vaccine (Engerix-B) |
aluminium hydroxide, phosphate buffers, yeast protein |
Hepatitis B vaccine (Recombivax HB) |
Amorphous aluminium hydroxyphosphate sulfate, amino acids, dextrose, formaldehyde, mineral salts, potassium aluminium sulfate, soy peptone, yeast protein |
HepA-HepB vaccine (Twinrix) |
aluminium hydroxide, aluminium phosphate, amino acids, formalin, MRC-5 cells, neomycin sulfate, phosphate buffers, polysorbate 20, yeast protein |
Human papillomavirus (HPV) (Cervarix) |
aluminium hydroxide, amino acids, lipids, mineral salts, sodium dihydrogen phosphate dehydrate, type 16 viral protein L1, type 18 viral protein L1, vitamins |
Human papillomavirus (HPV) (Gardasil) |
Amino acids, amorphous aluminium hydroxyphosphate sulfate, carbohydrates, L-histidine, mineral salts, polysorbate 80, sodium borate, vitamins, yeast protein |
Influenza vaccine (Afluria) |
Beta-propiolactone, calcium chloride, dibasic sodium phosphate, egg protein, monobasic potassium phosphate, monobasic sodium phosphate, neomycin sulfate, polymyxin B, potassium chloride, sodium taurodeoxychoalate, thimerosal (multi-dose vials only) |
Influenza vaccine (Agriflu) |
Egg proteins, formaldehyde, polysorbate 80, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, neomycin sulfate, kanamycin |
Influenza vaccine (Fluad) |
Squalene, polysorbate 80, sorbitan trioleate, sodium citrate dehydrate, citric acid monohydrate, neomycin, kanamycin, barium, egg proteins, CTAB(cetyltrimethylammonium bromide), formaldehyde |
Influenza vaccine (Fluarix) |
Formaldehyde, octoxynol-10 (Triton X-100), α-tocopheryl hydrogen succinate, polysorbate 80 (Tween 80), hydrocortisone, gentamicin sulfate, ovalbumin, sodium deoxycholate, sucrose, phosphate buffer |
Influenza vaccine (Flublok) |
Monobasic sodium phosphate, dibasic sodium phosphate, polysorbate 20, baculovirus and host cell proteins, baculovirus and cellular DNA, Triton X-100, lipids, vitamins, amino acids, mineral salts |
Influenza vaccine (Flucelvax) |
Madin Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) cell protein, MDCK cell DNA, polysorbate 80, cetyltrimethlyammonium bromide, β-propiolactone, phosphate buffer |
Influenza vaccine (Flulaval) |
Formaldehyde, á-tocopheryl hydrogen succinate, polysorbate 80, sodium deoxycholate, thimerosal, ovalbumin |
Influenza vaccine (Fluvirin) |
Beta-propiolactone, egg protein, neomycin, nonylphenol ethoxylate, polymyxin, thimerosal (multi-dose containers), thimerosal[4] (single-dose syringes) |
Influenza vaccine (Fluzone) |
Egg protein, formaldehyde, gelatin (standard formulation only), octylphenol ethoxylate (Triton X-100), sodium phosphate, thimerosal (multi-dose containers only) |
Influenza vaccine (FluMist) |
Arginine, dibasic potassium phosphate, egg protein, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, gentamicin sulfate, hydrolyzed porcine gelatin, monobasic potassium phosphate, monosodium glutamate, sucrose |
Japanese encephalitis vaccine (JE-Vax) |
Formaldehyde or formalin, gelatin, mouse serum protein, polysorbate 80, thimerosal |
Japanese encephalitis vaccine (Ixiaro) |
aluminium hydroxide, bovine serum albumin, formaldehyde, protamine sulfate, sodium metabisulphite |
Meningococcal vaccine (Menactra) |
Formaldehyde (Each 0.5 mL dose may contain residual amounts of formaldehyde of less than 2.66 μg (0.000532%), by calculation), phosphate buffers[8] |
Meningococcal vaccine (Menomune) |
Lactose, thimerosal (multi-dose vial only) |
Meningococcal vaccine (Menveo) |
Amino acids, formaldehyde, yeast extract |
MMR vaccine (MMR-II) |
Amino acids, fetal bovine serum, glutamate, hydrolyzed gelatin, neomycin, recombinant human serum albumin, sodium phosphate, sorbitol, sucrose, vitamins |
MMRV vaccine (ProQuad) |
Bovine calf serum, dibasic potassium phosphate, dibasic sodium phosphate, human albumin, human serum albumin, hydrolyzed gelatin, monobasic potassium phosphate, monosodium L-glutamate, MRC-5 cellular protein, neomycin, sodium bicarbonate, sorbitol, sucrose, potassium chloride |
Pneumococcal vaccine (Pneumovax) |
Phenol |
Pneumococcal vaccine (Prevnar) |
aluminium phosphate, ammonium sulfate, casamino acid, polysorbate 80, succinate buffer, yeast |
Polio vaccine (IPV – Ipol) |
Calf serum protein, formaldehyde, neomycin, 2-phenoxyethanol, polymyxin B, streptomycin |
Polio vaccine (IPV – Poliovax) |
sodium chloride |
Rabies vaccine (Imovax) |
Albumin, MRC-5 cells, neomycin sulfate, phenol |
Rabies vaccine (RabAvert, Greedo) |
Amphotericin B, beta-propiolactone, chicken protein, chlortetracycline, human serum albumin, neomycin, ovalbumin, polygeline (processed bovine 14 gelatin), potassium glutamate |
Rotavirus vaccine (RotaTeq) |
fetal bovine serum, sodium citrate, sodium phosphate monobasic monohydrate, sodium hydroxide, sucrose, polysorbate 80 |
Rotavirus vaccine (Rotarix) |
Amino acids, calcium carbonate, dextran, sorbitol, sucrose, vitamins, xanthan |
Td vaccine (Decavac) |
aluminium potassium sulfate, bovine muscle tissue, formaldehyde, peptone, thimerosal[4] |
Td vaccine (Massachusetts) |
aluminium phosphate, ammonium phosphate, bovine extracts, formaldehyde, thimerosal (some multi-dose vials) |
Tdap vaccine (Adacel) |
aluminium phosphate, ammonium sulfate, formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, 2-phenoxyethanol |
Tdap vaccine (Boostrix) |
aluminium hydroxide, bovine extract, formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, polysorbate 80 |
Typhoid vaccine (inactivated – Typhim VI) |
Disodium phosphate, monosodium phosphate, phenol, polydimethylsiloxane, hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide |
Typhoid vaccine (oral – Ty21a/Vivotif) |
Amino acids, ascorbic acid, casein, dextrose, galactose, lactose, sucrose, yeast extract |
Vaccinia (ACAM2000) |
Glycerin, human serum albumin, mannitol, neomycin, phenol, polymyxin B |
Varicella vaccine (Varivax) |
Dibasic sodium phosphate, ethylenediamine tetra acetic acid[ sodium (EDTA), fetal bovine serum, gelatin, glutamate, monobasic potassium phosphate, monobasic sodium phosphate, monosodium L-glutamate, MRC-5 DNA and cellular protein, neomycin, phosphate, potassium chloride, sucrose |
Yellow fever vaccine (YF-Vax) |
Egg protein, gelatin, sorbitol |
Zoster vaccine (Zostavax) |
Bovine calf serum, dibasic sodium phosphate, hydrolyzed porcine gelatin, monosodium L-glutamate, MRC-5 DNA and cellular protein, monobasic potassium phosphate, neomycin, potassium chloride, sucrose |