Thimerosal Content in Some U.S. Licensed Vaccines

http://www.vaccinesafety.edu/thi-table.htm

Thimerosal Content in Some US Licensed Vaccines
updated 6-20-2000

Vaccine	Brand Name	Manufacturer	Thimerosal Concentration¹	Mercury ug/0.5 ml	pg in 2000 PDR
Anthrax	Anthrax vaccine	BioPort Corporation	0	0
DTaP	Acel-Imune Tripedia Certiva Infanrix	Lederle Laboratories Pasteur Merieux Connaught North American Vaccine SmithKline Beecham	.01% .01% .01% 0	25 25 25 0	1524 2307 1986 3010
DTwP	All Products		.01%	25
DT	All Products		.01%	25
Td	All Products		.01%	25
TT	All Products		.01%	25
DTwP-Hib	Tetramune	Lederle Laboratories	.01%	25	1550
Hib	ActHIB ProHIBiT(4)TriHIBit HibTITER multi-dose single dose PedvaxHIB liquid(2)COMVAX(3)Omni HIB	Pasteur Merieux Connaught Pasteur Merieux Connaught Pasteur Merieux Connaught Lederle Laboratories Lederle Laboratories Merck Merck SmithKline Beecham	0 .01% .01% .01% 0 0 0 0	0 25 25 25 0 0 0 0	2283 - - 1531 1531 1850 1760 3022
Hepatitis A	Havrix Vaqta adult/pediatric	SmithKline Beecham Merck	0 0	0 0	3004 1899
Hepatitis B	Engerix-B Engerix-B preservative free Recombivax HB Recombivax HB preservative free	SmithKline Beecham SmithKline Beecham Merck Merck	.005% -- .005% 0	12.5 .05* 12.5 0	2997 -- 1880 1880
Influenza	All products		.01%	25
IPV	IPOL	Pasteur Merieux Connaught	0	0	2300
Lyme	LYMErix	SmithKline Beecham	0	0	3019
Meningococcal	Menomune A, C, AC and A/C/Y/W-135	CLI	.01%	25	2305
MMR	MMR-II	Merck	0	0	1819
OPV	Orimune	Lederle Laboratories	0	0
Pneumococcal	Prevnar Pnu-Imune 23 Pneumovax 23	Wyeth-Lederle Vaccines Lederle Laboratories Merck	0 .01% 0	0 25 0	1541 1858
Rabies	Rabies Vaccine Adsorbed RabAvert IMOVAX	Bioport Corporation Chiron Pasteur Merieux Connaught	.01% 0 0	25 0 0	3033 941 2296
Rotavirus	Rotashield	Wyeth-Ayerst	0	0	3314
Typhoid	Vivotef Ty21a	Berna	0	0	766
Typhoid Fever	Typhim Vi Typhoid vaccine	Pasteur Merieux Connaught Wyeth-Ayerst	0 0	0 0	2313 3336
Varicella	Varivax	Merck	0	0	1901
Yellow Fever	YF-Vax	Pasteur Merieux Connaught	0	0

1. A concentration of 1:10,000 is equivalent to a 0.01% concentration. Thimerosal is approximately 50% Hg by weight. A 1:10,000 concentration contains 25 micrograms of Hg per 0.5 mL.
2. A previously marketed lyophilized preparation contained .05% thimerosal.
3. COMVAX is not approved for use under 6 weeks of age because of decreased response to the Hib component.
4. ProHIBit is recommended by the Academy only for children 12 months of age and older.
*. The new Engerix-B product contains only trace amounts of thimerosal (<1 mcg)

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