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Dear European Medicines Agency,

Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting documents which contain the following information:

exact contents of vaccines they put a baby in spain

Yours faithfully,

federico

EMA Info, European Medicines Agency

Dear Federico,
 
Thank you for your e-mail dated 06 Nov 2012 in which you apply for access
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From: federico [[6]mailto:[FOI #256 email]]
Sent: 06 November 2012 13:41
To: WF EMEA Requests
Subject: access to information request - Contents Of Vaccines RFI-2012 No
11-045
 
     Dear European Medicines Agency,
 
     Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as
     developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting documents which
     contain the following information:
 
     exact contents of vaccines they put a baby in spain
 
     Yours faithfully,
 
     federico
 
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Dear EMA Info,

Me gustaria saber el contenido exacto de las siguientes vacunas:

men c, baxter

DTPa +Hib + Po, sanofi-pasteur

Hep b, sanofi pasteur

prevenar
rotateq,

- Antígeno
- Conservantes
- Adyuvantes
- Aditivos o agentes estabilizantes
- Agentes residuales
- Productos animales
- Productos humanos

Yours sincerely,

federico

EMA Info, European Medicines Agency

Estimado señor Federico,

Gracias por ponerse en contacto con la Agencia Europea de Medicamentos.

De acuerdo con las normas recogidas en el Código de Conducta de la Agencia, responderemos a su solicitud lo más rápidamente posible.
No dude en ponerse en contacto con nosotros para cualquier pregunta que tenga en relación con su solicitud.

Atentamente,

Document and Information Services

European Medicines Agency
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-----Original Message-----
From: federico [mailto:[FOI #256 email]]
Sent: 10 November 2012 10:07
To: WF EMEA Requests
Subject: RE: access to information request - Contents Of Vaccines RFI-2012 No 11-045 Follow-up

Dear EMA Info,

Me gustaria saber el contenido exacto de las siguientes vacunas:

men c, baxter

DTPa +Hib + Po, sanofi-pasteur

Hep b, sanofi pasteur

prevenar
rotateq,

- Antígeno
- Conservantes
- Adyuvantes
- Aditivos o agentes estabilizantes
- Agentes residuales
- Productos animales
- Productos humanos

Yours sincerely,

federico

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Dear Federico,
 
Thank you for your e-mail dated 06 Nov 2012 in which you apply for
access
to documents held by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
 
Provision of information in an open and transparent manner is part
of the
mission of the Agency.
 
We will deal with your request as soon as possible and in
accordance with
the principles and limits established in Regulation (EC) 1049/2001
regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and
Commission
documents as applicable to the EMA pursuant to article 73 of
Regulation
(EC) 726/2004.
 
This regulation sets out provisions which guarantee openness and
transparency of the activities of European Institutions, whilst
also
ensuring the protection of certain public and private interests.
 
We have reviewed your request and in accordance with Article 6(2)
of the
Regulation (EC) 1049/2001, we would be grateful if you could
specify which
products (Trade name or INN) you refer to and whether you mean
composition
as per the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) or something
else?
 
Please note that the EMA only regulates centrally authorised
products.
 
To assist you, please find herewith a link to the "European
Medicines
Agency policy on access to documents (related to medicinal
products for
human and veterinary use)":
 
[1]http://www.ema.europa.eu/ema/index.jsp?c...
and the "Output of the European Medicines Agency policy on access
to
documents related to medicinal products for human and veterinary
use", which lists categories of documents held by the European
Medicines
Agency:
 
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We look forward to receiving your clarification.
 
 
 
Kind Regards,
 
Document & Information Services
European Medicines Agency
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Canary Wharf
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Dear EMA Info,

Still waiting an answer.

Yours sincerely,

federico

EMA Info, European Medicines Agency

Dear Mr Federico,

We would like to confirm that your query dated 10/11/2012 was received and is currently being dealt with by the European Medicines Agency.
Kindly note that when dealing with requests for information, we refer to the rules set in the Agency’s Code of Conduct, according to which we shall ensure that a response is sent within a reasonable time limit, however no later than two months from the date of receipt.
If a request cannot, because of the complexity of the matters which it raises, be decided upon within the above-mentioned time-limit, we will inform you as soon as possible. In that case, a definitive decision will be notified in the shortest time.
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Please do not hesitate to contact us should you require further information.

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-----Original Message-----
From: federico [mailto:[FOI #256 email]]
Sent: 28 November 2012 21:43
To: WF EMEA Requests
Subject: Internal review of access to information request - Contents Of Vaccines RFI-2012 No 11-045 Follow-up

Dear EMA Info,

Still waiting an answer.

Yours sincerely,

federico

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Estimado señor Federico,

Gracias por ponerse en contacto con la Agencia Europea de
Medicamentos.

De acuerdo con las normas recogidas en el Código de Conducta de la
Agencia, responderemos a su solicitud lo más rápidamente posible.
No dude en ponerse en contacto con nosotros para cualquier pregunta
que tenga en relación con su solicitud.

Atentamente,

Document and Information Services

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[EMA request email]
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Estimado Federico:

 

Gracias por su consulta del 10 de Noviembre 2012 en relación al contenido
de algunas vacunas.

 

El contenido exacto de cualquier medicamento, incluido el de las vacunas,
se puede encontrar en la sección 6 del prospecto. El prospecto de los
medicamentos que han sido evaluados de manera central (es decir, los
medicamentos evaluados por la Agencia Europea de Medicamentos que reciben
autorización de comercialización válida en la Unión Europea) se
publica en la pagina web de la Agencia junto con otra información
(llamada Informe Público Europeo de Evaluación (EPAR)) en el siguiente
enlace:
[3]http://www.ema.europa.eu/ema/index.jsp?c...

 

De las vacunas mencionadas en su consulta, tres de ellas han sido
autorizadas bajo el procedimiento centralizado y su contenido se
especifica a continuación. Sin embargo, las vacunas de Baxter (Meningitis
C) y de Sanofi Pasteur (DTPa + Hib + Polio) están autorizadas bajo
procedimientos nacionales por lo que para mas información le recomendamos
contactar con la Autoridad Nacional competente, que en España es la
Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios
([4]www.aemps.gob.es ).

 

El contenido de la vacuna para la Hepatitis B de Sanofi Pasteur (nombre
comercial HBVaxPro) es el siguiente:

 

·         El principio activo es:

AntÃgeno de superficie del virus de la hepatitis B, recombinante (HBsAg) *
...... 5 microgramos Adsorbido en sulfato hidroxifosfato de aluminio
amorfo (0,25 miligramos Al^+).

* producido en levadura Saccharomyces cerevisiae (cepa 2150-2-3) mediante
tecnologÃa recombinante de ADN.

·         Los demás componentes son cloruro de sodio, borato de sodio y
agua para preparaciones inyectables.

 

Para más información sobre HBVaxPro vea el siguiente enlace:

[5]http://www.ema.europa.eu/ema/index.jsp?c...

Para ver el prospecto:

[6]http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/es_ES/docu...

 

El contenido de Prevenar es:

·         Principios activos:

Cada dosis de 0,5 ml contiene:

Polisacárido del serotipo neumocócico 4* 2 microgramos

Polisacárido del serotipo neumocócico 6B* 4 microgramos

Polisacárido del serotipo neumocócico 9V* 2 microgramos

Polisacárido del serotipo neumocócico 14* 2 microgramos

Polisacárido del serotipo neumocócico 18C* 2 microgramos

Polisacárido del serotipo neumocócico 19F* 2 microgramos

Polisacárido del serotipo neumocócico 23F* 2 microgramos

* Conjugado con la proteÃna transportadora CRM197 y adsorbido a fosfato de
aluminio (0,5 mg)

·         Los demás componentes son cloruro sódico y agua para
preparaciones inyectables.

 

Para más información sobre Prevenar vea el siguiente enlace:

[7]http://www.ema.europa.eu/ema/index.jsp?c...

Para ver el prospecto:

[8]http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/es_ES/docu...

 

El contenido de RotaTeq es:

·         Los principios activos de RotaTeq son 5 cepas reasortantes de
rotavirus humano-bovinos:

G1 2,2 x 10^6 Unidades Infecciosas

G2 2,8 x 10^6 Unidades Infecciosas

G3 2,2 x 10^6 Unidades Infecciosas

G4 2,0 x 10^6 Unidades Infecciosas

P1A[8] 2,3 x 10^6 Unidades Infecciosas

·         Los demás componentes de RotaTeq son: sacarosa, citrato de
sodio, dihidrógeno fosfato de sodio monohidrato, hidróxido de sodio,
polisorbato 80, medio de cultivo (que contiene sales inorgánicas,
aminoácidos y vitaminas) y agua purificada.

 

Para más información sobre RotaTeq vea el siguiente enlace:

[9]http://www.ema.europa.eu/ema/index.jsp?c...

Para ver el prospecto:

[10]http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/es_ES/docu...

 

Esperamos que esta información le sea de ayuda.

 

Un cordial saludo,

Federica Castellani

Medical Information

European Medicines Agency

7 Westferry Circus, Canary Wharf
London E14 4HB
United Kingdom
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[13]Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) with answers to the most commonly
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Dear Federico,

 

Thank you for your enquiry of 10 November 2012 regarding the content of
some vaccines.

 

The content of any medicines including vaccines can be found in the
package leaflet under section 6. The package leaflet of centrally
authorised medicines (which are the medicines evaluated by the European
Medicines Agency that have received a marketing authorisation valid
throughout the European Union) is published on the Agency’s website
together with other information on the medicine (called the European
Assessment Report (EPAR)) at the link below:

[14]http://www.ema.europa.eu/ema/index.jsp?c...

 

Of the vaccines you mentioned, three of them are centrally authorised, and
their content is reproduced below. However, the vaccines from Baxter
containing Meningitis C and from sanofi-pasteur containg DTPa + Hib +
Polio antigens have been authorised through national procedures.
Therefore, for further information on them we recommend that you contact
the relevant national authorities, which in Spain are la Agencia Española
de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios ([15]www.aemps.gob.es[16][IMG]).

 

The content of the vaccine for hepatitis b from sanofi pasteur (trade name
HBVaxPro) is as follows:

·         The active substance is:

Hepatitis B virus surface antigen, recombinant (HBsAg)* 5 micrograms

Adsorbed on amorphous aluminium hydroxyphosphate sulfate (0.25 milligram
Al+)

* produced in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain 2150-2-3) yeast by
recombinant DNA technology.

·         The other ingredients are sodium chloride, borax and water for
injections.

 

More information on this vaccine can be found here:

[17]http://www.ema.europa.eu/ema/index.jsp?c...

A link to the package leaflet is here:

[18]http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/docu...

 

The content of Prevenar is:

·         The active substances is:

Each 0.5 ml dose contains:

Pneumococcal polysaccharide serotype 4* 2 micrograms

Pneumococcal polysaccharide serotype 6B* 4 micrograms

Pneumococcal polysaccharide serotype 9V* 2 micrograms

Pneumococcal polysaccharide serotype 14* 2 micrograms

Pneumococcal polysaccharide serotype 18C* 2 micrograms

Pneumococcal polysaccharide serotype 19F* 2 micrograms

Pneumococcal polysaccharide serotype 23F* 2 micrograms

* Conjugated to the CRM197 carrier protein and adsorbed on aluminium
phosphate (0.5 mg)

·         The other ingredients are sodium chloride and water for
injections.

 

More information on this vaccine can be found here:

[19]http://www.ema.europa.eu/ema/index.jsp?c...

A link to the package leaflet is here:

[20]http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/docu...

 

The content of RotaTeq is:

·         The active substances in RotaTeq are 5 human-bovine reassortant
rotavirus strains:

G1        2.2 x 10^6 Infectious Units

G2        2.8 x 10^6 Infectious Units

G3        2.2 x 10^6 Infectious Units

G4        2.0 x 10^6 Infectious Units

P1A[8] 2.3 x 10^6 Infectious Units

·         The other ingredients in RotaTeq are: sucrose, sodium citrate,
sodium dihydrogen phosphate monohydrate, sodium hydroxide, polysorbate 80,
culture media (containing inorganic salts, amino acids and vitamins), and
purified water.

 

More information on this vaccine can be found here:

[21]http://www.ema.europa.eu/ema/index.jsp?c...

A link to the package leaflet is here:

[22]http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/docu...

 

We hope you find this information useful.

 

Kind regards,

Federica Castellani

Medical Information

European Medicines Agency

7 Westferry Circus, Canary Wharf
London E14 4HB
United Kingdom
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From: federico [26][mailto:[FOI #256 email]]

Sent: 10 November 2012 10:07

To: WF EMEA Requests

Subject: RE: access to information request - Contents Of Vaccines RFI-2012
No 11-045 Follow-up

 

     Dear EMA Info,

    

     Me gustaria saber el contenido exacto de las siguientes vacunas:

    

     men c, baxter

    

     DTPa +Hib + Po, sanofi-pasteur

    

     Hep b, sanofi pasteur

    

     prevenar

     rotateq,

    

     - AntÃgeno

     - Conservantes

     - Adyuvantes

     - Aditivos o agentes estabilizantes

     - Agentes residuales

     - Productos animales

     - Productos humanos

    

     Yours sincerely,

    

     federico

    

     

 

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