BCG vaccine

The Bacillus Calmette–Guérin vaccine is a vaccine primarily used against tuberculosis. It is named after its inventors Albert Calmette and Camille Guérin. In countries where tuberculosis or leprosy is... Wikipedia

  • Target disease:  Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Type:  Attenuated virus
  • Trade names:  BCG Vaccine, BCG Vaccine AJV
  • AHFS/Drugs.com:  Professional Drug Facts
  • data:  US DailyMed: BCG_Vaccine
  • Routes of, administration:  Percutaneous, intravesical, intradermal
  • Legal status:  AU: S4 (Prescription only), CA: ℞-only / Schedule D, UK: POM (Prescription only), US: ℞-only, Rx-only
  • ATC code:  J07AN01 (WHO) L03AX03 (WHO)
  • DrugBank:  DB12768
  • ChemSpider:  none
  • UNII:  8VJE55B0VG, 5H5854UBMZ
  • KEGG:  D03063, D06466
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo