Streptomycin
Ingredients
Antibiotics
See: Neomycin
Industry spiel:
Antibiotics are used during the manufacturing process of some vaccines to
stop bacteria growing and contaminating the vaccine. However, antibiotics which
commonly cause allergic reactions (such as penicillins, cephalosporins and
sulphonamides) are not used in vaccines. Traces of five antibiotics may
appear in the following vaccines used in the UK. People with a known allergy to
any of these antibiotics should ask for expert advice before receiving these
vaccines.
Neomycin is used in the production of
the MMR vaccines (MMRVaxPro and Priorix), one of the Pre-school Booster
vaccines (Repevax), the shingles vaccine(Zostavax) and the chickenpox
vaccines (Varivax and Varilrix).
Repevax may also contain traces of streptomycin and polymyxin b.
The Nasal Flu vaccine (Fluenz) may contain a trace of gentamicin.
The MenB vaccine may contain a trace of kanamycin.
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(copied 21 April 2016)
Mumpsvax
Mumps Virus Vaccine Live
Merck & Co., Inc.
1-800-672-6372
produced using neomycin, sorbitol, hydrolyzed gelatin
medium: human diploid cells (originating from human aborted fetal
tissue)
Orimune
Poliovirus Vaccine Live Oral Trivalent
Lederle Laboratories
1-800-934-5556
produced using 3 types of attenuated polioviruses, streptomycin, neomycin, calf serum,
sorbitol
medium: monkey kidney cell culture