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Streptococcus pneumoniae type 8 capsular polysaccharide antigen is a vaccine that contains highly purified capsular polysaccharides from the invasive pneumococcal type 8 of Streptococcus pneumoniae. It is an active immunization... It is an active immunization for intramuscular or subcutaneous injection against pneumococcal disease such as pneumococcal pneumonia and pneumococcal bacteremia.
- First approval
- Canada, 2005 · United States, 1983 · European Union, 2022
- Brand names
- Apexxnar
- Capvaxive
- Pneumovax 23
- Prevnar 20
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What you can answer from here — as of April 02, 2025
Which other approved drugs treat the same conditions as Streptococcus pneumoniae type 8 capsular polysaccharide antigen, and which companies have late-stage candidates in those indications?