GSK’s Priorix Receives the US FDA’s Approval for the Prevention of Measles, Mumps and Rubella in Patients Aged ≥12 Months
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- The US FDA has approved Priorix for active immunization to treat measles, mumps, and rubella in patients aged ≥12mos.
- Priorix's safety was investigated in 6 clinical trials in 12151 patients (6,391 in the US) who received at least 1 dose of the vaccine. Priorix's efficacy was established using immunogenicity data over comparator vaccine
- Priorix can be administered as a first dose followed by a second one. The vaccine can also be administered as a second dose for individuals who have previously received the first dose of another MMR-containing vaccine. Priorix is currently licensed in 100+ countries globally including all EU countries, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand & has distributed ~800M doses
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