Source: Health Products and Food Branch (CA) Revision Year: 2022
IMVAMUNE.
Smallpox and Monkeypox Vaccine.
Modified Vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic (live-attenuated, non-replicating).
Suspension for Injection at least 0.5 × 108 Inf.U/per 0.5 mL single dose
Pharmacotherapeutic group: Other viral vaccines
ATC code: J07BX
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Suspension for injection.
Each single-dose vial of liquid-frozen IMVAMUNE is formulated to have a titer of at least 0.5 × 108 infectious units (Inf.U) per 0.5 mL (1 dose) of MVA-BN (see Section 13).
Each dose contains 0.61 mg trometamol and 4.1 mg sodium chloride. The vaccine contains trace amounts of host cell DNA and protein, benzonase, gentamicin and ciprofloxacin. The product contains no preservatives and no adjuvants.
IMVAMUNE is supplied as a single dose in a 2-mL type I borosilicate glass vial closed with a sterile bromobutyl rubber stopper, crimped with an aluminum cap and covered with a polypropylene closure.
IMVAMUNE is supplied in a package of twenty 2-mL single dose vials.
Table 1 Dosage Forms, Strengths, Composition and Packaging:
Route of Administration | Dosage Form / Strength/Composition | Non-medicinal Ingredients* |
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Subcutaneous injection (s.c.) | Suspension for injection ≥0.5 × 108 Inf.U/0.5 mL | Tris buffer (10 mM Tris containing 140 mM NaCl, pH 7.7): Tris-hydroxymethyl-amino methane, sodium chloride, water for injection and hydrochloric acid Trometamol (Tris-hydroxymethyl-aminomethane), sodium chloride, water for injection |
* The vaccine contains trace amounts of host cell DNA and protein, benzonase, gentamicin and ciprofloxacin.
Marketing Informations | Authorization Dates |
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Authorization holder:
Bavarian Nordic A/S, Philip Heymans Alle 3, DK-2900 Hellerup, Denmark Distributor: Progress Therapeutics Inc., 320 Harry Walker Pky. N., Suite #14, Newmarket, Ontario L3Y 7B4 252498 |
Date of approval:
November 21, 2013 November 26, 2021 |
Drug | Countries | |
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IMVAMUNE | Canada |
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