Pneumovax 23

Pneumococcal Vaccine, Polyvalent

Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV)—known as Pneumovax 23 (PPV-23)—is the first pneumococcal vaccine derived from a capsular polysaccharide, and an important landmark in medical history[according to whom?]. The polysaccharide antigens were used to induce type-specific antibodies that enhanced opsonization, phagocytosis, and killing of Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcal) bacteria by phagocytic immune cells. The pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine is widel...

Pneumococcal Vaccine, Polyvalent

Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV)—known as Pneumovax 23 (PPV-23)—is the first pneumococcal vaccine derived from a capsular polysaccharide, and an important landmark in medical history[according to whom?]. The polysaccharide antigens were used to induce type-specific antibodies that enhanced opsonization, phagocytosis, and killing of Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcal) bacteria by phagocytic immune cells. The pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine is widel...

Drug Index

Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV)—known as Pneumovax 23 (PPV-23)—is the first pneumococcal vaccine derived from a capsular polysaccharide, and an important landmark in medical history[according to whom?]. The polysaccharide antigens were used to induce type-specific antibodies that enhanced opsonization, phagocytosis, and killing of Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcal) bacteria by phagocytic immune cells. The pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine is widel...

NDC Database

Pneumovax 23 Intramuscular; Subcutaneous Injection, Solution by Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. ## Package Codes: 0006-4739-00 ## Active Ingredients: Streptococcus Pneumoniae Type 1 Capsular Polysaccharide Antigen + Streptococcus Pneumoniae Type 10a Capsular Polysaccharide Antigen + Streptococcus Pneumoniae Type 11a Capsular Polysaccharide Antigen + Streptococcus Pneumoniae Type 12f Capsular Polysaccharide Antigen + Streptococcus Pneumoniae Type 14 Capsular Polysaccharide Antigen + Streptococcus Pneumoniae Type 15b Capsular Polysaccharide Antigen + Streptococcus Pneumoniae Type 17f Capsular Polysaccharide Antigen + Streptococcus Pneumoniae...

NDC Database

Pneumovax 23 Intramuscular; Subcutaneous Injection, Solution by Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. ## Package Codes: 0006-4837-02, 0006-4837-03 ## Active Ingredients: Streptococcus Pneumoniae Type 1 Capsular Polysaccharide Antigen + Streptococcus Pneumoniae Type 10a Capsular Polysaccharide Antigen + Streptococcus Pneumoniae Type 11a Capsular Polysaccharide Antigen + Streptococcus Pneumoniae Type 12f Capsular Polysaccharide Antigen + Streptococcus Pneumoniae Type 14 Capsular Polysaccharide Antigen + Streptococcus Pneumoniae Type 15b Capsular Polysaccharide Antigen + Streptococcus Pneumoniae Type 17f Capsular Polysaccharide Antigen + Streptococcus Pneumoniae...

NDC Database

Pneumovax 23 Intramuscular; Subcutaneous Injection, Solution by Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. ## Package Codes: 0006-4943-00 ## Active Ingredients: Streptococcus Pneumoniae Type 1 Capsular Polysaccharide Antigen + Streptococcus Pneumoniae Type 10a Capsular Polysaccharide Antigen + Streptococcus Pneumoniae Type 11a Capsular Polysaccharide Antigen + Streptococcus Pneumoniae Type 12f Capsular Polysaccharide Antigen + Streptococcus Pneumoniae Type 14 Capsular Polysaccharide Antigen + Streptococcus Pneumoniae Type 15b Capsular Polysaccharide Antigen + Streptococcus Pneumoniae Type 17f Capsular Polysaccharide Antigen + Streptococcus Pneumoniae...

NDC Database

Pneumovax 23 Intramuscular; Subcutaneous Injection, Solution by A-s Medication Solutions ## Package Codes: 50090-1452-0 ## Active Ingredients: Streptococcus Pneumoniae Type 1 Capsular Polysaccharide Antigen + Streptococcus Pneumoniae Type 2 Capsular Polysaccharide Antigen + Streptococcus Pneumoniae Type 3 Capsular Polysaccharide Antigen + Streptococcus Pneumoniae Type 4 Capsular Polysaccharide Antigen + Streptococcus Pneumoniae Type 5 Capsular Polysaccharide Antigen + Streptococcus Pneumoniae Type 6b Capsular Polysaccharide Antigen + Streptococcus Pneumoniae Type 7f Capsular Polysaccharide Antigen + Streptococcus Pneumoniae Type 8 C...