Pharmacokinetics in children
No information is present at this moment.
dose recommendation of formulary compared to licensed use (on-label versus off-label)
No information is present at this moment.
Available formulations
No information is present at this moment.
Dosages
| Active immunization against hepatitis A and B infections |
- Intramuscular
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1 year
up to
16 years
Ambirix or Twinrix Paediatric: 2 doses of 1 ml/dose 1st vaccination: random moment 2nd vaccination: 6-12 months after 1st vaccination
General guidelines for giving a booster vaccination can be derived from experience with the monovalent hepatitis A and B vaccines. A revaccination dose can be administered with the individual vaccines
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≥ 16 years
Twinrix Adult: 3 doses of 1 ml/dose 1st vaccination: random moment 2nd vaccination: 1 month after 1st vaccination 3rd vaccination: 6 months after 1st vaccination
When rapid protection is required (e.g., < 1 month before departure to risk area) administer a dose on days 0, 7 and 21; this schedule recommends a fourth dose 12 months after the first dose.
General guidelines for giving a booster vaccination can be derived from experience with the monovalent hepatitis A and B vaccines. A revaccination dose can be administered with the individual vaccines
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Renal impaiment in children > 3 months
No information available on dose adjustment in renal impairment.
The complete list of all undesirable drug reactions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here
Side effects
No information is present at this moment.
The complete list of all contra-indications can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here
Contra-indications
No information available on specific contra indications in children.
The complete list of all warnings and precautions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here
Warnings & precautions
No information available on specific warnings and precautions in children.
Interactions
The complete list of all interactions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here
VIRAL VACCINES
This pages provides a list of drugs from the same ATC class for comparison. This does not necessarily mean that these drugs are interchangeable.
| Encephalitis vaccines |
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J07BA02
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J07BA01
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| Influenza vaccines |
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J07BB02
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J07BB02
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| Hepatitis vaccines |
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J07BC02
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J07BC01
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| Poliomyelitis vaccines |
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J07BF03
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| Rota virus diarrhea vaccines |
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J07BH01
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| Varicella zoster vaccines |
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J07BK01
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| Yellow fever vaccines |
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J07BL01
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| Papillomavirus vaccines |
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J07BM03
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J07BM02
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| Other viral vaccines |
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J07BX04
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| Covid-19 vaccines |
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J07BN01
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References
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GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals s.a., SmPC Ambirix (EU/1/02/224/001) Rev 18, 8-2-2024, www.ema.europa.eu
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GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals s.a, SmPc Twinrix Adult (EU/1/96/020/001-9) Rev 24; 07-02-2024, www.ema.europa.eu
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