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Twinrix

Aka: Twinrix, Combined Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B Vaccine
  1. See Also
    1. Hepatitis A Vaccine (Havrix, Vaqta)
    2. Hepatitis A Virus
    3. Hepatitis A Immunoglobulin
  2. Preparation: Components of Twinrix Vaccine
    1. Killed Hepatitis A Virus and
    2. Recombinant Hepatitis B
  3. 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 4: Month 12
  4. Contraindications
    1. Not approved for use in Children (age <18 years)
  5. Resources
    1. CDC Immunization Schedules (last accessed 10/28/2020)
      1. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/

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
Sources
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


Twinrix (C0593953)

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


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