How to Take Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed and it's Dose

Creator: Dhanalakshmi Chinnuswamy
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Written by - Dhanalakshmi Chinnuswamy, Diploma in Pharmacy, MBA (Healthcare)

Medically Checked by - S. Hemamalini, B. Pharm

Last Updated on Jun 23, 2012

It comes as a solution for injection, to be administered by a healthcare provider into the large muscle.

Dosage & When it is to be taken

Adults- 0.5 mL as 5 intramuscular doses at day 0, week 4, then 6, 12, and 18 months. Yearly booster injections of 0.5 mL are recommended for those who remain at risk.

When it is not to be taken (Contraindications)

Hypersensitivity.

Drug Name : Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed

This medication is an active immunization agent for the prevention of disease caused by Bacillus anthracis, in persons between 18 and 65 years of age whose occupation or other activities place them at high risk of exposure.