Twinrix

Active Ingredient(s): Hepatitis A Vaccine, Inactivated + Hepatitis B Vaccine, Recombinant
Category: Hepatitis

Twinrix Overview

Twinrix is a vaccine against hepatitis A and hepatitis B, manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline. The full generic name is hepatitis A (inactivated) and hepatitis B (rDNA) (HAB) vaccine (adsorbed). Twinrix is administered over three doses. The name was created because it is a mixture of two earlier vaccines — Havrix, an inactivated-virus Hepatitis A vaccine, and Engerix-B, a recombinant Hepatitis B vaccine. Twinrix, Havrix and Engerix-B are registered trademarks of GlaxoSmithKline. Twinrix fi...

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NDC Database Records for Twinrix: (2 results)

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• 50090-1645 Twinrix Intramuscular Injection, Suspension by A-s Medication Solutions
• 58160-815 Twinrix Intramuscular Injection, Suspension by Glaxosmithkline Biologicals Sa

Drugs with one or more similar ingredients: (11 results)

• HEPATITIS A VACCINE, INACTIVATED + HEPATITIS B VACCINE, RECOMBINANT
• COMVAX Haemophilus influenzae type b Conjugate Vaccine + Hepatitis B Vaccine, Recombinant
• DIPHTHERIA TOXOID, TETANUS TOXOID, ACELLULAR PERTUSSIS VACCINE, DTAP + HEPATITIS B VACCINE, RECOMBINANT + INACTIVATED POLIOVIRUS VACCINE, IPV
• ENGERIX-B Hepatitis B Vaccine, Recombinant
• HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B CONJUGATE VACCINE + HEPATITIS B VACCINE, RECOMBINANT
• HAVRIX Hepatitis A Vaccine, Inactivated
• HEPATITIS A VACCINE, INACTIVATED
• HEPATITIS B VACCINE, RECOMBINANT
• PEDIARIX Diphtheria Toxoid, Tetanus Toxoid, Acellular Pertussis Vaccine, DTaP + Hepatitis B Vaccine, Recombinant + Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine, IPV
• RECOMBIVAX HB Hepatitis B Vaccine, Recombinant
• VAQTA Hepatitis A Vaccine, Inactivated

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