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Table 4.2
| Generic (brand) | Route of administration | Storage | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| BCG | Injection | Refrigerate Protect from light | Recommended for patients at high risk of exposure to tuberculosis Recommended for healthcare works in high-risk settings only |
| Diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (various combinations available) | Injection | Refrigerate (do not freeze) | Diphtheria, tetanus, and/ or pertussis (whooping cough) in children or adults |
| Haemophilus influenza B or HIB (HibITTER, ActHIB, PedvaxHIB) | Injection | Refrigerate (do not freeze) | Haemophilus influenza type b in children |
| Hepatitis A or HAV (Havrix, Vaqta) | Injection | Refrigerate (do not freeze) | Recommended for patients at high risk of exposure to hepatitis A |
| Hepatitis B or Hep B (recombivax HB, engerix-B) | Injection | Refrigerate (do not freeze) | Hepatitis B in children Recommended in adults at high risk of exposure to hepatitis B Recommended for healthcare workers |
| Human papilloma virus or HPV (gardasil) | Injection | Refrigerate (do not freeze) Protect from light | Recommended for boys/girls and women/men 9-26 years old to prevent cervical cancer in females and genital warts due to HPV |
| HIB + Hep B (comvax) | Injection | Refrigerate (do not freeze) | Haemophilus influenza and hepatitis B in children |
| Influenza (afluria, fluarix, FluLaval, fluvirin, fluzone) | Injection | Refrigerate (do not freeze) Protect from light | Influenza in children and adult recommended for healthcare workers |
| Influenza (Flumist) | Intranasal | Refrigerate (do not freeze) | Influenza in patients 2-50 years old Recommended for healthcare workers |
| Japanese encephalitis (JE-VAX) | Injection | Refrigerate (do not freeze) | Recommended for patients at high risk of exposure to Japanese encephalitis |
| Measles, mumps, rubella (M-M-R-II) | Injection | Room temperature during shipping Refrigerate during storage in pharmacy Protect from light | Measles, mumps, and rubella in adults and children |
| Meningococcal (menomune, Menactra) | Injection | Refrigerate (do not freeze) | recommended for patients at high risk of exposure to neisseria meningitidis |
| Pneumococcal, conjugate (prevnar) | Injection | Refrigerate (do not freeze) | Pneumonia and otitis media (ear infections) in children |
| Pneumococcal, polyvalent (pneumovax) | Injection | Refrigerate | Pneumonia in patients <2 years old or >50 years old |
| Polio, inactivated or IPV (IPOL) | Injection | Refrigerate (do not freeze) | Poliovirus in children |
| Rotavirus (rotarix, RotaTeq) | Oral | Refrigerate (do not freeze) Protect from light | Rotavirus in infants and children |
| Typhoid (Vivotif Berna, Typhim Vi) | Ora, Injection | PO: refrigerate or freeze Injection: refrigerate (do not freeze) | PO: salmonella typhi in adults and children Injection: recommended for patients at high risk is exposure to typhoid fever |
| Varicella (varivax) | Injection | Frozen (refrigerate for 72 hours only) | Chickenpox in children |
| Yellow fever (YF-Fax) | Injection | Frozen during shipping Refrigerate (do not freeze) during storage in pharmacy | Recommended for patients at high risk of exposure to yellow fever |
| Zoster (zostavax) | Injection | Room temperature or refrigerate | Herpes zoster (shingles) in patients > 60 years old |
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