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Pharmaceutical Preparations > Pharmaceutic Aids > Pharmaceutical Vehicles > Excipients > Vaccine Excipients
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Specialty Uses of Chemicals > Pharmaceutic Aids > Pharmaceutical Vehicles > Excipients > Vaccine Excipients
... > Therapeutics > Drug Therapy > Drug Delivery Systems > Pharmaceutical Vehicles > Excipients > Vaccine Excipients

Preferred term

Vaccine Excipients  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Excipient, Vaccine
  • Vaccine Excipient

Scope note

  • Media added to a vaccine for a specific purpose. These include: preservatives to prevent contamination, adjuvants to stimulate a stronger immune response, and stabilizers. (From https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines pubs/pinkbook/downloads/appendices/b/excipient-table-2.pdf)

History note

  • 2020

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000079282

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