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 product names of each vaccine used in the immunisation schedule are shown 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 Ireland (Human Health) |
| Hib/MenC |
MENITORIX |
GSK |
| Hib |
HIBERIX |
GSK |
| HPV9 |
GARDASIL 9 |
MSD Ireland (Human Health) |
| Flu |
QUADRIVALENT INACTIVATED INFLUENZA VACCINE (SPLIT VIRION) BP
|
Sanofi |
| MenACWY |
NIMENRIX |
Pfizer |
| MenB |
BEXSERO |
GSK |
| MenC |
MENJUGATE |
GSK |
| MMR |
MMRVAXPRO |
MSD Ireland (Human Health) |
| MMR |
PRIORIX |
GSK |
| PCV |
PREVENAR 13 |
Pfizer |
| Pneumococcal |
PNEUMOVAX 23 |
MSD Ireland (Human Health) |
| Rotavirus |
ROTARIX |
GSK |
| Td |
DITE BOOSTER |
AJ Vaccines |
| Td/IPV |
REVAXIS |
Sanofi |
| Tdap |
BOOSTRIX |
GSK |
| Tdap/IPV |
IPV-BOOSTRIX |
GSK |
| Tuberculin |
TUBERCULIN 2TU |
AJ Vaccines |
| COVID-19 |
Comirnaty (COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine) |
Pfizer BioNTech |
| COVID-19 |
Comirnaty (Pfizer/ BioNTech) vaccine for Children aged 5 to 11 |
Pfizer BioNTech |
| COVID-19 |
Spikevax (COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine) |
Moderna Biotech Spain, S.L |
| COVID-19 |
COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen |
Janssen-Cilag International NV |
| COVID-19 |
Nuvaxovid COVID-19 Vaccine (recombinant, adjuvanted) |
Novavax |
More information is available in the NIO discussion guide for healthcare professionals and their patients on vaccine ingredients
This page was updated on 3 June 2022
