Dose intervals: 0, 7, 21–30 days, 12. Hepatitis A & B Vaccines. Be sure your patient gets the correct dose! Note: For adult dialysis patients, the Engerix-B dose required is 40 µg/2.0 mL (use the adult 20 µg/1.0 mL formu-. lation) on a schedule of 0, 1, 2, and 6 months. For Recombivax HB, a special formulation for dialysis patients is. available.
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Schedules for vaccination. history of previous. vaccination. schedule for administration of hepatitis b vaccine. None or unknown Give a 3-dose series at 0, 1, and 6 mos. 1 dose Give dose #2 at least 4 wks after #1; then, give dose #3 at least. 8 wks after dose #2 and at least 16 wks after dose #1.
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If you’ve started your Twinrix vaccination schedule, you will need 1 or 2 more injections to complete the series (1 month and 6 months after your first, according to the standard schedule). It’s very important to get all 3 vaccine doses. If you don’t, you may not be fully protected against hepatitis A and B. NOTE: If you are following the rapid schedule, you will need an additional 3 vaccine doses – 1 week, 3 weeks, and 1 year after your first, for a total of 4 injections. For maximum protection against hepatitis A and B, make sure to receive your remaining Twinrix vaccine doses.
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RECOMBIVAX HB Hepatitis B Vaccine (Recombinant) is supplied in three formulations. [See HOW SUPPLIED/Storage and Handling] Pediatric/Adolescent Formulation (Without Preservative), 10 mcg/mL: each 0.5 mL dose contains 5 mcg of hepatitis B surface antigen. Adult Formulation (Without Preservative), 10 mcg/mL: each 1 mL dose contains 10 mcg of hepatitis B surface antigen. Dialysis Formulation (Without Preservative), 40 mcg/mL: each 1 mL dose contains 40 mcg of hepatitis B surface antigen. All formulations contain approximately 0.5 mg of aluminum (provided as amorphous aluminum hydroxyphosphate sulfate, previously referred to as aluminum hydroxide) per mL of vaccine.
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What are the precautions when taking hepatitis b vaccine recombinant (Engerix-B)? Before you receive this vaccine, tell the health care professional if you are allergic to it; or to yeast; or other vaccines; or if you have any other allergies. Some vials and prefilled syringes may use latex rubber stoppers or plungers.
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The dose is 40 µg/1.0 mL and it is given on a schedule of 0, 1, and 6 months. *Birth dose administered prior to discharge from the newborn nursery. †The schedule for administering hepatitis B vaccine is flexible and can vary. What hepatitis B.
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ENGERIX-B [Hepatitis B Vaccine (Recombinant)] is a sterile suspension of noninfectious hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) for intramuscular administration.
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The procedures used to manufacture ENGERIX-B result in a product that contains no more than 5% yeast protein. Each 0.5-mL pediatric/adolescent dose contains 10 mcg of HBsAg adsorbed on 0.25 mg aluminum as aluminum hydroxide. Each 1-mL adult dose contains 20 mcg of HBsAg adsorbed on 0.5 mg aluminum as aluminum hydroxide. ENGERIX-B contains the following excipients: Sodium chloride (9 mg/mL) and phosphate buffers (disodium phosphate dihydrate, 0.98 mg/mL; sodium dihydrogen phosphate dihydrate, 71 mg/mL).
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Choose the needle gauge, needle length, and injection site according to the following chart: 5 Administer hepatitis B vaccine, 0.5 mL or 1.0 mL (see dosage guidance below), via the intra-. muscular (IM) route, according to the following dosing information and schedule: • For people 19 years and younger, administer 0.5 mL hepatitis B vaccine, pediatric formulation, IM. • For people 20 years and older, administer 1.0 mL hepatitis B vaccine, adult formulation, IM.
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prior dose of the vaccine or to any of its components. For a list of vaccine components, refer to the manufacturer’s. package insert (www.immunize.org/packageinserts) or go to www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/. appendices/B/excipient-table-2.pdf.
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hepatitis b dosage schedule
The hepatitis b dosage is as follows:  3 dose in series at 0, 1, and 6 months, give dose 2 at least 4 weeks after dose 1 ;  give dose 3 at least 8 weeks after dose 2, and 16 weeks after dose 1.