RABIPUR is a vaccine used to help prevent rabies infection in people who either
- have been, or
- are at risk of being bitten, licked, or scratched by an animal infected with the rabies virus.
Rabies is a very serious infection. The rabies virus attacks the nerves and the brain. Rabies infection can be fatal if not treated as early as possible.
Registered for use in people of any age.
- PCECV — purified chick embryo cell vaccine
- Lyophilised powder in a monodose vial with 1.0 mL distilled water as diluent.
- Each 1.0 mL reconstituted dose contains:
- ≥2.5 IU inactivated rabies virus
- Also contains traces of:
- neomycin
- chlortetracycline
- trometamol
- β-propiolactone
- monopotassium glutamate
- amphotericin B
It may contain traces of:
- bovine gelatin
- egg protein