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Identification
- Brand Names
- Pneumovax 23
- Generic Name
- Streptococcus pneumoniae type 8 capsular polysaccharide antigen
- DrugBank Accession Number
- DB10326
- Background
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 for intramuscular or subcutaneous injection against pneumococcal disease such as pneumococcal pneumonia and pneumococcal bacteremia.
- Type
- Biotech
- Groups
- Approved, Investigational
- Biologic Classification
- Vaccines
Other vaccines - Synonyms
- pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide type 8 vaccine
Pharmacology
- Indication
Not Available
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- Contraindications & Blackbox Warnings
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Not Available
- Mechanism of action
- Not Available
- Absorption
Not Available
- Volume of distribution
Not Available
- Protein binding
Not Available
- Metabolism
- Not Available
- Route of elimination
Not Available
- Half-life
Not Available
- Clearance
Not Available
- Adverse Effects
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- Pathways
- Not Available
- Pharmacogenomic Effects/ADRs
- Not Available
Interactions
- Drug Interactions
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- Food Interactions
- Not Available
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Categories
- Drug Categories
- Classification
- Not classified
- Affected organisms
- Not Available
Chemical Identifiers
- UNII
- 669818346F
- CAS number
- Not Available
References
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
Phase Status Purpose Conditions Count 4 Active Not Recruiting Prevention Pneumococcal Infection 1 4 Completed Basic Science Aging / Pneumonia 1 4 Completed Diagnostic Crohn's Disease (CD) 1 4 Completed Prevention Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemias (ALL) 1 4 Completed Prevention Asthma 2 4 Completed Prevention Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) 1 4 Completed Prevention Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) 1 4 Completed Prevention Chronic Plaque Psoriasis 1 4 Completed Prevention Crohn's Disease (CD) 1 4 Completed Prevention Flu caused by Influenza / Pneumonia, Pneumococcal 1
Pharmacoeconomics
- Manufacturers
- Not Available
- Packagers
- Not Available
- Dosage Forms
Form Route Strength Injection, suspension Intramuscular Injection, solution Intramuscular; Subcutaneous Solution Intramuscular; Subcutaneous Injection, solution Subcutaneous Injection - Prices
- Not Available
- Patents
- Not Available
Properties
- State
- Not Available
- Experimental Properties
- Not Available
Drug created at December 01, 2015 20:03 / Updated at June 12, 2020 16:53