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Hepatitis A & B Vaccines
Be sure your patient gets the correct dose!
Recommended dosages and schedules of hepatitis A vaccines
Vaccine Havrix (GlaxoSmithKline) Vaqta (Merck)Age group 1–18 yrs Dose Volume # Doses 2 2 2 2 Dosing interval 0, 6–12 mos 0, 6–12 mos 0, 6–18 mos 0, 6–18 mos 720 ELISA Units 0.5 mL
What hepatitis B vaccination question is askedover and over and over again?
Robin, it’s been a year since my patient had his first hepatitis B shot. Should I start the series over again?
19 yrs & older 1440 ELISA Units 1.0 mL 1–18 yrs 19 yrs& older 25 Units 50 Units 0.5 mL 1.0 mL
Recommended dosages and schedules of hepatitis B vaccines
Vaccine Engerix-B Age group 0–19 yrs Dose Volume # Doses Schedule / Dosinginterval 10 µg 0.5 mL 3 3 3
(GlaxoSmithKline)
Age: birth, 1–4, 6–18 mos Dose intervals for older children: 0, 1–2, 4 mos* Dose interval: 0, 1, 6 mos* Age: birth, 1–4, 6–18 mos Doseintervals for older children: 0, 1–2, 4 mos* Dose intervals: 0, 4–6 mos* Dose intervals: 0, 1, 6 mos*
20 yrs & older 20 µg 1.0 mL 0–19 yrs 11–15 yrs 5 µg 0.5 mL
Recombivax HB (Merck)10 µg 1.0 mL
2 3
20 yrs & older 10 µg 1.0 mL
Note: For adult dialysis patients, the Engerix-B dose required is 40µg/2.0mL (use the adult 20µg/1.0mL formulation) on aschedule of 0, 1, 2, and 6 months. For Recombivax HB, a special formulation for dialysis patients is available. The dose is 40µg/1.0mL and it is given on a schedule of 0, 1, and 6 months. *The schedulefor administering hepatitis B vaccine is flexible and can vary.
Combinations using hepatitis A and/or hepatitis B vaccines
Vaccine Age group Volume DosesSchedule / Dosing interval # Comvax**
(Merck) Pediarix** DTaP+HepB+IPV (GlaxoSmithKline)
Holy shot in the arm, Batman! How many times do I have to tell you? You don’t have to restart the...
Be sure your patient gets the correct dose!
Recommended dosages and schedules of hepatitis A vaccines
Vaccine Havrix (GlaxoSmithKline) Vaqta (Merck)Age group 1–18 yrs Dose Volume # Doses 2 2 2 2 Dosing interval 0, 6–12 mos 0, 6–12 mos 0, 6–18 mos 0, 6–18 mos 720 ELISA Units 0.5 mL
What hepatitis B vaccination question is askedover and over and over again?
Robin, it’s been a year since my patient had his first hepatitis B shot. Should I start the series over again?
19 yrs & older 1440 ELISA Units 1.0 mL 1–18 yrs 19 yrs& older 25 Units 50 Units 0.5 mL 1.0 mL
Recommended dosages and schedules of hepatitis B vaccines
Vaccine Engerix-B Age group 0–19 yrs Dose Volume # Doses Schedule / Dosinginterval 10 µg 0.5 mL 3 3 3
(GlaxoSmithKline)
Age: birth, 1–4, 6–18 mos Dose intervals for older children: 0, 1–2, 4 mos* Dose interval: 0, 1, 6 mos* Age: birth, 1–4, 6–18 mos Doseintervals for older children: 0, 1–2, 4 mos* Dose intervals: 0, 4–6 mos* Dose intervals: 0, 1, 6 mos*
20 yrs & older 20 µg 1.0 mL 0–19 yrs 11–15 yrs 5 µg 0.5 mL
Recombivax HB (Merck)10 µg 1.0 mL
2 3
20 yrs & older 10 µg 1.0 mL
Note: For adult dialysis patients, the Engerix-B dose required is 40µg/2.0mL (use the adult 20µg/1.0mL formulation) on aschedule of 0, 1, 2, and 6 months. For Recombivax HB, a special formulation for dialysis patients is available. The dose is 40µg/1.0mL and it is given on a schedule of 0, 1, and 6 months. *The schedulefor administering hepatitis B vaccine is flexible and can vary.
Combinations using hepatitis A and/or hepatitis B vaccines
Vaccine Age group Volume DosesSchedule / Dosing interval # Comvax**
(Merck) Pediarix** DTaP+HepB+IPV (GlaxoSmithKline)
Holy shot in the arm, Batman! How many times do I have to tell you? You don’t have to restart the...
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