VIVOTIF

This brand name is authorized in Austria, Canada, Spain, Finland, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States, South Africa

Active ingredients

The drug VIVOTIF contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Typhoid, live attenuated
UNII 0MZI008M96 - SALMONELLA TYPHI TY21A LIVE ANTIGEN

Typhoid, live attenuated, vaccine contains strains of Salmonella typhi, the etiological agent of typhoid fever, an acute, febrile enteric disease. The S. typhi Ty21a vaccine strain, by virtue of a reduction in enzymes essential for lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis, is restricted in its ability to produce complete lipopolysaccharide. However, a sufficient quantity of complete lipopolysaccharide is synthesized to evoke a protective immune response.

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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title Information Source Document Type  
VIVOTIF Typhoid vaccine capsule FDA, National Drug Code (US) MPI, US: SPL/Old

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
J07AP01 Typhoid, oral, live attenuated J Antiinfectives for systemic use → J07 Vaccines → J07A Bacterial vaccines → J07AP Typhoid vaccines
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
Country: CA Health Products and Food Branch Identifier(s): 00885975
Country: ES Centro de información online de medicamentos de la AEMPS Identifier(s): 83589
Country: FI Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus Identifier(s): 387416
Country: GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Identifier(s): 29992
Country: HK Department of Health Drug Office Identifier(s): 55557
Country: NZ Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority Identifier(s): 12233
Country: PL Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych Identifier(s): 100386090
Country: SG Health Sciences Authority Identifier(s): 02260P
Country: US FDA, National Drug Code Identifier(s): 50090-2292, 69401-000
Country: ZA Health Products Regulatory Authority Identifier(s): T/30.1/628

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