top of page
Rotarix
Rotavirus vaccine
Versions:
There are two versions of this vaccine:​
​
-
One of them comes with a lyophilized (freeze dried) powder and a diluent (liquid to dissolve the powder in). These are mixed together and given in a 1mL dose.
​
-
The other version comes as a liquid with all of the ingredients already mixed together. This version is given in a 1.5mL dose.
Both of these versions are given orally (by mouth) and not as an injection.
Ingredients:
Active ingredients:
Live attenuated rotavirus​
Inactive ingredients:
The ingredients are very similar between the two formulations, but for every ingredient it says if it is in just one or both formulations.
Lyophilized means freeze-dried, and liquid refers to the version with the ingredients already mixed together
Growth agents: ingredients that help the active ingredients grow in order to make the vaccine
Carbohydrates: normally used as stabilizers in vaccines
Other Stabilizers:
Relevant Terms
-
Attenuated: The pathogen is weakened but not completely inactivated. Attenuated pathogens are too weak to cause disease in almost all people.
-
Carbohydrates: another name for sugars
-
Carcinogen: a substance that causes cancer
Relevant terms
Sources
-
Package insert:
-
General
-
DMEM:
-
Sugar:
-
Dextran
-
Sorbitol
-
Disodium adipate:
-
Calcium Carbonate:
-
Xanthan:
-
Amino Acids:
Last updated: Mar. 30, 2024
bottom of page