IMVAMUNE Suspension for injection Ref.[50013] Active ingredients: Smallpox, live attenuated

Source: Health Products and Food Branch (CA)  Revision Year: 2022 

Product name

IMVAMUNE.

Product description

Smallpox and Monkeypox Vaccine.

Modified Vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic (live-attenuated, non-replicating).

Suspension for Injection at least 0.5 × 108 Inf.U/per 0.5 mL single dose

Pharmacotherapeutic group: Other viral vaccines
ATC code: J07BX

Summary product information

Dosage forms, composition and packaging

To help ensure the traceability of vaccines for patient immunization record-keeping as well as safety monitoring, health professionals should record the time and date of administration, quantity of administered dose (if applicable), anatomical site and route of administration, brand name and generic name of the vaccine, the product lot number and expiry date.

Dosage Form

Suspension for injection.

Composition

Each single-dose vial of liquid-frozen IMVAMUNE is formulated to have a titer of at least 0.5 × 108 infectious units (Inf.U) per 0.5 mL (1 dose) of MVA-BN (see Section 13).

Each dose contains 0.61 mg trometamol and 4.1 mg sodium chloride. The vaccine contains trace amounts of host cell DNA and protein, benzonase, gentamicin and ciprofloxacin. The product contains no preservatives and no adjuvants.

Packaging

IMVAMUNE is supplied as a single dose in a 2-mL type I borosilicate glass vial closed with a sterile bromobutyl rubber stopper, crimped with an aluminum cap and covered with a polypropylene closure.

IMVAMUNE is supplied in a package of twenty 2-mL single dose vials.

Table 1 Dosage Forms, Strengths, Composition and Packaging:

Route of
Administration
Dosage Form /
Strength/Composition
Non-medicinal Ingredients*
Subcutaneous
injection (s.c.)
Suspension for injection
≥0.5 × 108 Inf.U/0.5 mL
Tris buffer (10 mM Tris containing 140 mM
NaCl, pH 7.7):

Tris-hydroxymethyl-amino methane, sodium
chloride, water for injection and hydrochloric
acid

Trometamol (Tris-hydroxymethyl-aminomethane),
sodium chloride, water for injection

* The vaccine contains trace amounts of host cell DNA and protein, benzonase, gentamicin and ciprofloxacin.

Marketing Informations Authorization Dates
Authorization holder:

Bavarian Nordic A/S, Philip Heymans Alle 3, DK-2900 Hellerup, Denmark

Distributor: Progress Therapeutics Inc., 320 Harry Walker Pky. N., Suite #14, Newmarket, Ontario L3Y 7B4

Submission control number:

252498

Date of approval:

November 21, 2013

Date of revision:

November 26, 2021

Drugs

Drug Countries
IMVAMUNE Canada

© All content on this website, including data entry, data processing, decision support tools, "RxReasoner" logo and graphics, is the intellectual property of RxReasoner and is protected by copyright laws. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of any part of this content without explicit written permission from RxReasoner is strictly prohibited. Any third-party content used on this site is acknowledged and utilized under fair use principles.