Vaccine composition and method of using the same - Patent Pending

United States Patent Application 20030059435
Kind Code A1
Gallili, Gilad ; et al. March 27, 2003
Vaccine composition and method of using the same
Abstract
The present invention relates to a stable compacted, compressed or hard tableted injectable composition, including a vaccine composition comprising at least one freeze dried antigenic component and a dissolution aid. A package containing the above injectable composition and method to facilitate immunizing a subject against a disease comprising the steps of first dissolvingthe compacted, compressed or hard tableted vaccine composition in a package with a diluent to form a vaccine solution, and administering the resulting vaccine solution in an amount effective for immunizing is also provided.
Inventors: Gallili, Gilad; (Jerusalem, IL) ; Frydman, Norbert; (Ramat Gan, IL)
Correspondence Name and Address: John P. White
Cooper & Dunham LLP
1185 Avenue of the Americas
New York
NY
10036
US
Assignee Name and Adress: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.

Serial No.: 167329
Series Code: 10
Filed: June 10, 2002
U.S. Current Class: 424/184.1; 424/466
U.S. Class at Publication: 424/184.1; 424/466
Intern'l Class: A61K 039/00; A61K 039/12; A61K 009/46