Vaccines That Contain Dairy

Vaccines that contain milk/ dairy/ lactose or casein in Canada, USA and Australia.

Health Canada vacines that contain milk in Canada
Table 1: Types and Contents of Vaccines Available for Use in Canada

HIBERIX
Lactose
INFANRIX-IPV/Hib
Lactose
MENOMUNE A/C/Y/W-135
Lactose
PRIORIX
Lactose
PRIORIX-TETRA
Lactose
VARILRIX
Lactose
Vivotif
Lactose


CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccines that contain milk in United States
Vaccine Excipient & Media Summary
Excipients Included in U.S. Vaccines, by Vaccine

DTaP (Infanrix)
(derived from bovine casein)
DTaP-IPV (Kinrix)
(derived from bovine casein)
DTaP-HepB-IPV (Pediarix)
(derived from bovine casein)
Meningococcal (MPSV4Menomune)
lactose
Typhoid (oral – Ty21a)
casein & lactose


Medical Journal of Australia
Vaccine Components Responding To Consumer Concerns vaccines that contain milk in Australia
Box 1 Childhood Vaccines
Varilrix (GSK)
lactose
Priorix (GSK)
lactose
Meningitec (Wyth)
cow (milk)

Box 2 Travel Vaccines
Memomue (Aventis Pasteur)
lactose
Mencervax ACWY (GSK)
lactose
Typh-Vax Oral (CSL) (disconinued)
lactose
Stamril (Aventis Pasteur) lactose

Talk to your doctor, allergist and/or pharmacist about your allergy and how it may effect any given vaccine use. You can also ask to read the product insert of any vaccine before use.



See Also:
Inhalers With Milk in Them
Rabies Vaccines That Contain Eggs


From Avoiding Milk Blog
Pharmaceutical Grade Lactose

From Avoiding Milk Protein
Prescriptions, Over-the-Counter Medications and Treatments Containing Nuts

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology AAAAI:
AAAAI: Kids May React to Milk Proteins in DPT Shot