Varlirix (GlaxoSmithKline)
Arvin, A.M.
Current Opinion in Investigational Drugs 3(7): 996-999
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 1472-4472 PMID: 12186278 Document Number: 543456
GlaxoSmithKline (formerly SmithKline Beecham) has developed and launched Varilrix, a preparation of live, attenuated Oka-strain varicella zoster virus, for immunization against varicella zoster infections [455138]. By the end of 1998, Varilrix was available in a few European countries and in India [284490], [455138]. By 2001, the vaccine was also available in Brazil and Hong Kong [396267].