STAMARIL, powder and solvent for suspension for injection in pre-filled syringe.

Yellow fever vaccine (Live). Powder and solvent for suspension for injection - Before reconstitution, the powder is homogeneous, beige to orange beige, and the solvent is a limpid solution.

Therapeutic indications
STAMARIL is indicated for active immunization against yellow fever in persons:
•travelling to, passing through or living in an endemic area,
•travelling to any country that requires an International Certificate of Vaccination for entry (which may or may not depend on the previous itinerary),
• handling potentially infectious materials (e.g. laboratory personnel).

In order to comply with vaccine regulations and to be officially recognized, yellow fever vaccines must be administered in an approved World Health Organization (WHO) vaccination centre and registered on an International Certificate of Vaccination. The validity period of this Certificate is established according to International Health Regulations (IHR) recommendations, and starts 10 days after primary vaccination and immediately after re-vaccination

Features

Nature and contents of container
• Powder in vial (type I glass), with a stopper (chlorobutyl) and a flip-off cap (aluminium) + 0.5 ml of solvent in a pre-filled syringe (type I glass), with a plunger-stopper (halobutyl), and an attached needle and needle-shield (natural rubber or polyisoprene) – pack size of 1, 10 or 20.
• Powder in vial (type I glass), with a stopper (chlorobutyl) and a flip-off cap (aluminium) + 0.5 ml of solvent in a pre-filled syringe (type I glass), with a plunger-stopper (halobutyl), and a tip-cap (chlorobromobutyl or styrene - butadiene) – pack size of 1 or 10.
• Powder in vial (type I glass), with a stopper (chlorobutyl) and a flip-off cap (aluminium) + 0.5 ml of solvent in a pre-filled syringe (type I glass), with a plunger-stopper (halobutyl) and a tip cap (chlorobromobutyl or styrene - butadiene) with 1 or 2 separate needles attached in the blister – pack size of 1 or 10.

Special precautions for storage
• Store in a refrigerator (2°C – 8°C). Do not freeze. Keep the vial of powder and the syringe of solvent in the outer carton in order to protect from light.

Note: As this item requires to be stored between 2 and 8°C, it is considered cold chain supply and so will not be shipped to customers on a Friday.