ADJUPANRIX Emulsion for injection Ref.[50412] Active ingredients: Influenza, inactivated, split virus

Source: European Medicines Agency (EU)  Revision Year: 2022  Publisher: GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals s.a., rue de lInstitut 89, B-1330 Rixensart, Belgium

Product name and form

Adjupanrix suspension and emulsion for emulsion for injection.

Pandemic influenza vaccine (H5N1) (split virion, inactivated, adjuvanted).

Pharmaceutical Form

Suspension and emulsion for emulsion for injection.

The suspension is a colourless light opalescent liquid.

The emulsion is a whitish to yellowish homogeneous milky liquid.

Qualitative and quantitative composition

After mixing, 1 dose (0.5 ml) contains:

Split influenza virus, inactivated, containing antigen* equivalent to: A/VietNam/1194/2004 (H5N1) like strain used (NIBRG-14) 3.75 micrograms**.

* propagated in eggs
** haemagglutinin (HA)

This vaccine complies with the WHO recommendation and EU decision for the pandemic.

AS03 adjuvant composed of squalene (10.69 milligrams), DL-α-tocopherol (11.86 milligrams) and polysorbate 80 (4.86 milligrams).

The suspension and emulsion vials once mixed form a multidose container. See section 6.5 for the number of doses per vial.

Excipient with known effect:

The vaccine contains 5 micrograms thiomersal (see section 4.4).

For the full list of excipients see section 6.1.

Active Ingredient Description
Influenza, inactivated, split virus
List of Excipients

Suspension vial:

Polysorbate 80
Octoxynol 10
Thiomersal
Sodium chloride (NaCl)
Disodium hydrogen phosphate (Na2HPO4)
Potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KH2PO4)
Potassium chloride (KCl)
Magnesium chloride (MgCl2)
Water for injections

Emulsion vial:

Sodium chloride (NaCl)
Disodium hydrogen phosphate (Na2HPO4)
Potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KH2PO4)
Potassium chloride (KCl)
Water for injections

For adjuvants, see section 2.

Pack sizes and marketing

One pack containing:

  • one pack of 50 vials (type I glass) of 2.5 ml suspension with a stopper (butyl rubber).
  • two packs of 25 vials (type I glass) of 2.5 ml emulsion with a stopper (butyl rubber).

The volume after mixing 1 vial of suspension (2.5 ml) with 1 vial of emulsion (2.5 ml) corresponds to 10 doses of vaccine (5 ml).

Marketing authorization holder

GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals s.a., rue de l’Institut 89, B-1330 Rixensart, Belgium

Marketing authorization dates and numbers

EU/1/09/578/001

Date of first authorisation: 19 October 2009
Date of latest renewal: 31 July 2019

Drugs

Drug Countries
ADJUPANRIX Austria, Estonia, Croatia, Ireland, Lithuania, Poland, Singapore

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