The following websites provide detailed information about vaccines including their ingredients:
The list of ingredients is available in the Patient Information Leaflet (PIL)
More detailed information can be found in the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPCs).
SPCs follow a standard format and to find what is in each vaccine you should look at
Section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition and Section 6.1 - list of excipients.
To search these websites you need to know the name of the vaccine.
The names of vaccines used in the Immunisation Schedule and products available from National Cold Chain Service are below
Vaccine
|
Product Name
|
Manufacturer
|
DTaP/IPV
|
TETRAVAC
|
Sanofi
|
6 in 1
|
INFANRIX HEXA
|
GSK
|
Hepatitis A
|
HAVRIX JUNIOR
|
GSK
|
Hepatitis A
|
HAVRIX MONODOSE
|
GSK
|
Hepatitis A + B
|
TWINRIX ADULT
|
GSK
|
Hepatitis B
|
ENGERIX B 20mcg
|
GSK
|
Hepatitis B
|
FENDRIX (renal insufficiency)
|
GSK
|
Hepatitis B
|
HBVAXPRO 5mcg
|
MSD
|
Hepatitis B
|
HBVAXPRO 40mcg (renal insufficiency)
|
MSD
|
Hib/MenC
|
MENITORIX
|
GSK
|
Hib
|
HIBERIX
|
GSK
|
HPV9
|
GARDASIL 9
|
MSD
|
Flu
|
Influvac Tetra
|
Mylan IRE Healthcare Ltd
|
Flu
|
Fluenz Tetra nasal spray suspension
|
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals (Ireland)
|
MenACWY
|
NIMENRIX
|
Pfizer
|
MenB
|
BEXSERO
|
GSK
|
MenC
|
MENJUGATE
|
GSK
|
MMR
|
MMRVAXPRO
|
MSD
|
MMR
|
PRIORIX
|
GSK
|
PCV
|
PREVENAR 13
|
Pfizer
|
Pneumococcal
|
PNEUMOVAX 23
|
MSD
|
Rotavirus
|
ROTARIX
|
GSK
|
Td
|
DITE BOOSTER
|
AJ Vaccines
|
Td/IPV
|
REVAXIS
|
Sanofi
|
Tdap
|
BOOSTRIX
|
GSK
|
Tuberculin
|
TUBERCULIN 2TU
|
AJ Vaccines
|
COVID-19
|
Comirnaty BA.4-5 (12+)
|
Pfizer BioNTech
|
COVID-19
|
Comirnaty XBB.1.5 (12+)
|
Pfizer BioNTech
|
COVID-19
|
Comirnaty BA.4-5 (Children aged 5 to 11)
|
Pfizer BioNTech
|
COVID-19
|
Comirnaty XBB.1.5 (Children aged 5 to 11)
|
Pfizer BioNTech
|
COVID-19
|
Comirnaty (Infants aged 6months to 4 years)
|
Pfizer BioNTech
|
More information is available in the NIO discussion guide for healthcare professionals and their patients on vaccine ingredients
This page was updated on 2 November 2023