IMOVAX POLIO is a clear and colorless suspension for injection.
The active substances are: For one dose (0.5 mL): Poliovirus (inactivated): Type 1 (Mahoney strain)# 29 DU*†, Type 2 (MEF-1 strain)# 7 DU*†, Type 3 (Saukett strain)#26 DU*†.
This vaccine is in compliance with European Pharmacopoeia requirements and WHO recommendations.
#Cultivated on VERO cells.
*DU: D-antigen Unit.
†These antigen quantities are strictly the same as those previously expressed as D-antigen units 40-8-32, for type 1, 2 and 3 viruses, respectively, when measured by another suitable immunochemical method.
Excipients/Inactive Ingredients: The other ingredients are: 2-phenoxyethanol, ethanol, formaldehyde, medium 199 Hanks (containing in particular amino acids including phenylalanine, mineral salts, vitamins, glucose, polysorbate 80 and water for injections), hydrochloric acid or sodium hydroxide for pH adjustment.