Imovax Polio Description

IMOVAX POLIO is a clear and colourless suspension.
One dose (0.5 mL) contains: Poliomyelitis virus (inactivated): Type 1 (Mahoney strain)# 29 DU^*+; Type 2 (MEF-I strain)# 7 DU^*+; Type 3 (Saukett strain)# 26 DU^*+.
This vaccine complies 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 40-8-32 D-antigen units, for type 1, 2, and 3 viruses respectively, when measured by another suitable immunochemical method.
IMOVAX POLIO may contain traces of neomycin, streptomycin and polymyxin B (see Contraindications).
Excipients with known effect: Phenylalanine 12.5 micrograms; Ethanol 2 milligrams. (See Precautions.)
Excipients/Inactive Ingredients: 2-phenoxyethanol, ethanol, formaldehyde, medium 199 Hanks, hydrochloric acid or sodium hydroxide for pH adjustment.
The 2-phenoxyethanol is contained in a solution of 2-phenoxyethanol at 50% in ethanol.
The medium 199 Hanks (without phenol red) is a complex mixture of amino acids (including phenylalanine), mineral salts, vitamins, and other components (such as glucose), supplemented with polysorbate 80 and diluted in water for injections.