TYPBAR is a highly purified Vi polysaccharide vaccine. It contains the cell surface VI Polysaccharide extracted from Salmonella typhi Ty2 strain. The vaccine appears as a clear, colourless solution. The vaccine is administered intramuscularly.
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Tetanus Vaccine (Typbar) recommendations and contraindications; composition,immunogenicity, and efficacy; storage and handling, administration details….
Each 0.5 ml dose contains :
Vi Capsular polysaccharide of Salmonella typhi (Ty2 strain) 0.025 mg, Phenol and buffer solution containing sodium chloride, disodium phosphate, monosodium phosphate and water for injection.
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
Therapeutic indications
TYPBAR vaccine is indicated for active immunization against
typhoid fever for both adults and children over 2 years of age.
The vaccine TYPBAR is generally recommended and indicated
for the followings.
1. Children of school going age, of 2 years and above as
well as adults.
2. Travellers to high endemic areas.
3. Health care personnel
4. House hold contacts of carriers.
5. Police, Armed forces, hotel staff and other regimented
personnel.
0.5 ml is recommended for I/M injection only, as immunizing
dose for adults and children above 2 years of age and older.
Subjects who remain at risk of typhoid fever should be given
a single booster dose of the vaccine with an interval of not
more than 3 years.
TYPBAR should not be administered to subjects with known
hypersensitivity to any component of the vaccine or to subjects
having shown signs of hypersensitivity after a previous
administration.
DO NOT FREEZE, DISCARD IF FROZEN.
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
2 years from the date of manufacture.
Storage : at 2°C to 8°C
TYPBAR is presented in USP type 1 glass vial/ampoule.
1 dose ampoule of 0.5 ml
10×1 dose ampoule of 0.5 ml
1×10 dose vial of 5.0 ml