Twinrix

Aka: Twinrix, Combined Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B Vaccine

II. Preparation: Components of Twinrix Vaccine

  1. Killed Hepatitis A Virus and
  2. Recombinant Hepatitis B

III. Dosing

  1. Adults: 720 EU/20 ug (1.0 ml)
  2. Standard 3 dose series (same schedule as Hepatitis B Vaccine schedule)
    1. Dose 1: Month 0
    2. Dose 2: Month 1
    3. Dose 3: Month 6
  3. Alternative accelerated 4 dose series
    1. Dose 1: Day 0
    2. Dose 2: Day 7
    3. Dose 3: Day 21-30
    4. Dose 3: Month 12

IV. Contraindications

  1. Not approved for use in Children (age <18 years)

V. Resources

  1. CDC Immunization Schedules (last accessed 10/28/2020)
    1. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/

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Related Studies

Ontology: Hepatitis A+B vaccine (C0593947)

Concepts Pharmacologic Substance (T121) , Immunologic Factor (T129) , Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein (T116)
MSH C433226
SnomedCT 333702001
English Hepatitis A + B vaccine, hepatitis a b vaccine, a hepatitis b vaccine, hepatitis a+b vaccine, Hepatitis A+B vaccine, Hepatitis A+B vaccine (product), Hepatitis A+B vaccine (substance), hepatitis A-B vaccine
Spanish vacuna contra hepatitis A y B (producto), vacuna contra hepatitis A y B
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

Ontology: Twinrix (C0593953)

Concepts Pharmacologic Substance (T121) , Immunologic Factor (T129)
MSH C433226
English Twinrix, twinrix
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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