Selecting a Treatment Regimen
Table 4. Influenza Vaccines – United States, 2013–2014
Influenza Seasona
Trade Name
Manufacturer
Presentation
Inactivated Influenza Vaccine, Trivalent (IIV3), Standard Dose
Afluria®
CSL Limited
Fluarix®
GlaxoSmithKline
0.5-mL single-dose prefilled syringe
Flucelvax®
Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics
0.5-mL single-dose prefilled syringe
FluLaval ®
ID Biomedical Corporation of Quebec 5.0-mL multidose vial
(distributed by GlaxoSmithKline)
Fluvirin®
Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics
Fluzone®
Sanofi Pasteur
0.5-mL single-dose prefilled syringe
5.0-mL multidose vial
0.5-mL single-dose prefilled syringe
5.0-mL multidose vial
0.25-mL single-dose prefilled
syringe
0.5-mL single-dose prefilled syringe
0.5-mL single-dose vial
5.0-mL multidose vial
Fluzone
Intradermal f
Sanofi Pasteur
0.1-mL prefilled microinjection
system
Inactivated Influenza Vaccine, Trivalent (IIV3), High Dose
Fluzone HighDoseh
Sanofi Pasteur
0.5-mL single-dose prefilled syringe
Inactivated Influenza Vaccine, Quadrivalent (IIV4), Standard Dose
Fluarix
Quadrivalent
GlaxoSmithKline
FluLaval
Quadrivalent
ID Biomedical Corporation of Quebec 5.0-mL multidose vial
(distributed by GlaxoSmithKline)
Fluzone
Quadrivalent
Sanofi Pasteur
0.5-mL single-dose prefilled syringe
0.25-mL single-dose prefilled
syringe
0.5-mL single-dose prefilled syringe
0.5-mL single-dose vial
Recombinant Influenza Vaccine, Trivalent (RIV3)
Flublok®
Protein Sciences
0.5-mL single-dose vial
Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine, Quadrivalent (LAIV4)
FluMist®
Quadrivalenti
MedImmune
0.2-mL single-dose prefilled
intranasal sprayer
Package inserts (PIs) for US-licensed vaccines are available at http://www.fda.gov/
BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/ucm093833.htm.
Age indication per PI is ≥6 months; however, ACIP recommends that Afluria not be used in
children ages 6 months through 8 years because of increased risk for febrile reactions.
c
For adults and older children, the recommended site of vaccination is the deltoid muscle. The
preferred site for infants and young children is the anterolateral aspect of the thigh.
d
Information not included in PI. The total egg protein is estimated to be <50 femtograms (5 ×
10–14 grams) total egg protein (of which a fraction is ovalbumin) per 0.5-mL dose of Flucelvax.
e
Available on request from Sanofi Pasteur; telephone 1.800.822.2463 or e-mail MIS.Emails@
sanofipasteur.com.
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b
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