hepatitis B vaccine, adult dosage

Local Unique Identifier: 43
Synonym Exact(Synonym): Hep B, adult
Parents: cvx:45 hepatitis B vaccine, unspecified formulation
Property rdfs:comment: As of September 1999, a 2-dose hepatitis B schedule for adolescents (11-15 year olds) was FDA approved for Merck's Recombivax HB adult formulation. Use code 43 for the 2-dose. This code should be used for any use of standard adult formulation of hepatitis B vaccine.
Property status: Active
Property nonvaccine: False