Stock ordering and status
Stock ordering and status
PNEUMOVAX® 23 (pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine)
Prescribing Information [External link]
You can help protect your eligible patients from pneumococcal disease all year round, by offering/administering PNEUMOVAX® 23 (PPV23) as part of the NHS National Immunisation Programme1,2
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PNEUMOVAX® 23 can be given to your eligible† patients at any time during the year1–3
PNEUMOVAX® 23 is in stock‡ and available to order via ImmForm as part of the National Immunisation Programme1,2
PPV23 is already coded within EPR systems
You only need a single dose§ for most of your eligible patients1,2
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†PPV23 is recommended for active immunisation against pneumococcal disease in children aged from 2 years, adolescents and adults.2
‡Subject to supply.
§Revaccination may be needed in certain at-risk groups. The timing and need of revaccination should be determined on the basis of official recommendations and in line with the SmPC.1,2
EPR = Electronic Patient Records; PPV = pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine; SmPC = Summary of Product Characteristics.
References
- The Green Book – Immunisation against infectious disease (January 2020). Chapter 25 – Pneumococcal. Available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/857267/GB_Chapter_25_pneumococcal_January_2020.pdf.
- Pneumovax-23 Summary of Product Characteristics.
- UK Health Security Agency. The complete routine immunisation schedule from February 2022.
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Supporting documentation
PNEUMOVAX® 23 (pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine)
Prescribing Information
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