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Novartis Vaccines

Frimley Business Park, Frimley, Camberley, Surrey, GU16 7SR
Telephone: +44 (0)1276 694 490
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WWW: http://www.novartis.com
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Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on the eMC: 25/10/2011
SPC Menveo Group A, C, W135 and Y conjugate vaccine

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Updated on 25/10/2011 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic Properties
  • Change to section 6. 3 - Shelf Life
  • Change to section 6. 5 - Nature and Contents of Container
  • Change to section 10 date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01-Jul-2011
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   YES

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



5.1         Pharmacodynamic properties

 

Pharmacotherapeutic group: Meningococcal vaccines, ATC code: J07AH08.  ATC code added

Figures in bold are updated from previous version of SmPC

Table 1: Serum bactericidal antibody responses following Menveo one month after vaccination among subjects aged 11-18 years

Serogroup

N

GMT

(95% CI)

hSBA > 1:8

(95% CI)

A

1075

29 (24 , 35)

75% (73 , 78)

C

1396

50 (39, 65)

85% (83, 87)

W135

1024

87 (74, 102)

96% (95, 97)

Y

1036

51 (42, 61)

88% (85, 90)

 


Immunogenicity in adults

 

In the pivotal immunogenicity trial, V59P13, immune responses to Menveo were assessed among adults aged 19 to 55 years. Results are presented in Table 4. In the subset of subjects aged 19-55 years who were seronegative at baseline, the proportion of subjects who achieved a titer ≥ 1:8 after a dose of Menveo were as follows: serogroup A 67% (582/875); serogroup C 71% (401/563); serogroup W135 82% (131/160); serogroup Y 66% (173/263). 

Table 4: Serum bactericidal antibody responses following Menveo one month after vaccination among subjects aged 19-55 years

Serogroup

N

GMT

(95% CI)

hSBA ≥ 1:8 

(95% CI)

A

963

31 (27, 36)

69% (66, 72)

C

902

50 (43, 59)

80% (77, 83)

W135

484

111 (93, 132)

94% (91, 96)

Y

503

44 (37, 52)

79% (76, 83)

 
Section 6.3

Shelf Life changed from 2 years to 3 years

Section 6.5

Nature and contents of container - added "... or type II elastomeric closure latex free)

Section 10

Date of Revision of Text changed to July 2011

 

Updated on 30/03/2011 and displayed until 25/10/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 6. 6 - Instructions for use, handling and disposal
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   03-Jan-2011
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   YES

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company


  • In Section 6.6, the instructions for reconstitution have changed from "Gently shake the vial until the vaccine plug has dissolved" to "Invert and shake the vial vigorously and then withdraw 0.5ml of reconstituted product"
Updated on 25/03/2010 and displayed until 30/03/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • New SPC for new product
Date of revision of text on the SPC:  
Legal Category:   POM
Black Triangle (CHM):   YES

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

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Active Ingredients/Generics

 
   meningococcal Group A, C, W135 and Y conjugate vaccine