Each single dose (0.5 mL) contains: Purified Bordetella pertussis antigens: Recombinant Pertussis Toxin (rPT) 5 μg, Filamentous Haemagglutinin (FHA) 5 μg.
Pertagen is a recombinant acellular pertussis vaccine. Pertagen is a sterile, whitish, turbid and uniform suspension. This vaccine contains purified Bordetella pertussis antigens (rPT and FHA) which are adsorbed on aluminum hydroxide. rPT (recombinant Pertussis Toxin) is a genetically-detoxified PT obtained by recombinant DNA technology. Pertagen meets the World Health Organisation requirements for the manufacture of biological substances and acellular pertussis vaccines.
Excipients/Inactive Ingredients: aluminum hydroxide, sodium chloride, water for injection.
Formaldehyde may be present as in trace amounts as a manufacturing process residual.