The testing of the Pandemic influenza H1N1 vaccines was undertaken by the
Central Drug Laboratory, Kasuali (National Control
Laboratory) and declared to be of Standard quality. Details of the tests
are at Annexure.
The price of H1N1 vaccine (Brand Name :VaxiFlu
S) manufactured by M/s Zydus Cadila
Health Care Limited, Ahmedabad is Rs 3910 per vial (each vial containing 10 doses).
The price of live attenuated H1N1 vaccine (Brand Name:Nasovac) manufactured by M/s
Serum Institute of India Limited, Pune is Rs.790/-
per vial (each vial containing 5 doses).
The
inactivated H1N1 vaccine manufactured by M/s Serum Institute of India
has been licensed by Drug Controller General recently but the price is yet to
be decided.
The inactivated H1N1 vaccine of M/s Zydus Cadila Health Care Limited,
Ahmedabad and live
attenuated H1N1 vaccine of M/s Serum Institute of India Limited, Pune are available in the market.
Vaccination is not a recommended intervention
for Swine flu infected patients.
Annexure
Indigenous H1N1
Vaccine tested and approved in India
|
S.No.
|
Type of H1N1
Vaccine
|
Manufacturer
|
Country of
Origin
|
Testing No.
(CDL
No.)
|
Date of Result
|
|
1.
|
Whole Virion Inactivated
|
Serum Institute
of India
|
India
|
5816/2009
5817/2009
|
18/1/2010
18/1/2020
|
|
2.
|
Human live
Attenuated and Freeze Dried
|
Serum Institute
of India
|
India
|
5209/2009
|
17/12/2009
|
|
3.
|
Whole Virion Inactivated
|
Zydus
Cadila Health Care Ltd.
|
India
|
4865/2009
4866/2009
4867/2009
|
17/11/2009
17/11/2009
17/11/2009
|
This
information was given by Minister for Health and Family Welfare Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad in written reply to a question raised
in Rajya Sabha today.
DS/GK