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BNSSG Adult Joint Formulary
14.4 Vaccination
Last edited: 05-09-2024
First line drugs |
Second line drugs |
Specialist drugs |
Secondary care drugs |
Primary Care:
- For routine immunisation programme queries please email the Screening and Immunisation Team england.swscreeningandimms@nhs.net
- For Health Protection or other queries please contact Public Health to speak to the Health Protection Team on 03003038162
- For any Travel Vaccine queries contact: National Travel Health Network and Centre - http://nathnac.net/ or health professionals can call 0845 602 6712 - Mon-Fri
09:30-11:45 & 13:00-15:45 (closed Wed pm)
- Public health England on 03003038162
Secondary Care:
- NBT - Medicines Information: 0117 4142282
- UHBW - Medicines Information: 0117 3420000
BCG vaccine (TLS Green)
Cholera (TLS Green)
Adsorbed Diphtheria (low dose), Tetanus and Inactivated Poliomyelitis vaccine (TLS Green)
Haemophilus influenzae type B and Neisseria meningitides group C vaccine (Menitorix®) (TLS Green)
Hepatitis A vaccine (TLS Green)
Hepatitis A and Typhoid combined (TLS Green)
Hepatitis B vaccine (TLS Green)
Hepatitis B vaccine (HBvaxPRO® 40microgram, Energix B®) (TLS red)
- HIV and Renal patients only
- Renal patients – for administration within specialist centre only as per NHSE commissioning statement
- First line at NBT is HBvaxPRO®. Engerix B® is a suitable alternative but please note there are different dosing schedules - see SCP above
Hepatitis A / Hepatitis B vaccine (Twinrix®) (TLS Green)
Human papillomavirus vaccine (TLS Green)
Influenza vaccine (TLS Green)
- For information on the Annual Flu programme click here
Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine (MMR II®) (TLS Green)
Meningococcal Group C conjugate vaccine (TLS Green)
Meningococcal Group B vaccine (Bexsero®) (TLS Red)
- For those patients with atypical haemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) treated with eculizumab, in accordance with NHS England recommendation
Meningococcal Group B vaccine (Bexsero®) (TLS blue)
Meningococcal Groups A, C, W135 and Y Conjugate vaccine (Menveo® or Nimenrix®) (TLS blue)
- ONLY for patients with active asplenia, splenic dysfunction or complement disorders in accordance with Public Health England guidance
- See Splenectomy leaflet and Card
Pneumococcal vaccine (Pneumovax II®) (TLS Green)
Pneumococcal vaccine (Prevenar®) (TLS Green)
Rabies vaccine (Rabipur®) (TLS Green)
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine (Abrysvo) (TLS Green)
Typhoid vaccine (TLS Green)
Varicella-Zoster vaccine (Varilrix®) (TLS Red)
Varicella-Zoster vaccine (Zostavax® or Shingrix®) (TLS Green)
COVID vaccine (TLS Green)
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