Ingredients in Haemophilus Influenzae Type B (Hib) Vaccines

Ingredients in Haemophilus Influenzae Type B (Hib) Vaccines
This page shows the ingredients in Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) vaccines currently available for use in the U.S.

Find out more about Hib and the vaccines that protect against it. 

Vaccine name*AntigenAdjuvantStabilizersPreservativesResidual byproducts
ActHIBPolysaccharide coating (called PRP) linked to tetanus toxoidNoneSucrose,
Sodium chloride		NoneFormaldehyde
HiberixPolysaccharide coating (called PRP) linked to tetanus toxoidNoneLactose,
Sodium chloride		NoneFormaldehyde
PedvaxHIBPolysaccharide coating (called PRP) linked to outer membrane protein from meningococcus BAmorphous aluminum
hydroxyphosphate sulfate
Sodium chloride		NoneNone

*Information from package insert dated: 3/2022 (ActHIB); 12/2023 (Hiberix); no date (PedvaxHIB)

 

Reviewed by Paul A. Offit, MD, on October 7, 2024