Purevax RCPCh Lyophilisate and Solvent for Suspension for Injection
Active ingredients: Chlamydophila felis, Feline calicivirus, Feline panleukopenia virus, Feline viral rhinotracheitis virus
Form
Injection
Species
Manufacturer
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
VMD MA No.
04491/5055
What it's used for
Active immunisation of cats aged 8 weeks and older: - against feline viral rhinotracheitis to reduce clinical signs, - against calicivirus infection to red...
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Purevax RCPCh Lyophilisate and Solvent for Suspension for Injection — SPC Details
Source: VMD Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC). Last updated 26 Mar 2026.
- against feline viral rhinotracheitis to reduce clinical signs,
- against calicivirus infection to reduce clinical signs,
- against Chlamydophila felis infection to reduce clinical signs,
- against feline panleucopenia to prevent mortality and clinical signs.
Onsets of immunity have been demonstrated 1 week after primary vaccination
course for rhinotracheitis, calicivirus, Chlamydophila felis
components.
Revised: March 2023
AN: 00563/2022
Duration of immunity:
- Rhinotracheitis, calicivirosis and panleucopenia components: 1 year after
primary vaccination course and 3 years after the last re-vaccination
- Chlamydophila felis component: 1 year after the last re-vaccination.
Common
(1 to 10 animals / 100 animals
treated):
Transient apathy, anorexia, and
hyperthermia
(observed during
safety and field studies).
Injection site reactions (slight pain
at palpation, itching or limited
oedema)
(observed during safety
and field studies)
Uncommon
(1 to 10 animals / 1,000 animals
treated):
Hypersensitivity reaction
(observed in field studies)
Very rare
(<1 animal / 10,000 animals treated,
including isolated reports):
Emesis
; transient hyperthermia
and lethargy, sometimes
associated with lameness
(based
on post-marketing experience)
lasting usually for 1 or 2 days
disappearing within 1 or 2 weeks at most
may require appropriate symptomatic treatment
mostly within 24 to 48 hours
Revised: March 2023
AN: 00563/2022
observed 1 to 3 weeks following booster vaccination in adult cats
Reporting adverse events is important. It allows continuous safety monitoring of
a veterinary medicinal product. Reports should be sent, preferably via a
veterinarian, to either the marketing authorisation holder or its local
representative or the national competent authority via the national reporting
system. See also the last section of the package leaflet for respective contact
details.
Special precautions for use in animals
None.
Special precautions to be taken by the person administering the veterinary
medicinal product to animals
In case of accidental self-injection, seek medical advice immediately and show
the package leaflet or the label to the physician.
This vaccine should not be handled by persons who are immunodeficient or
taking immunosuppressive medicinal products. If self-injection occurs,
immediate medical advice should be sought and the doctor informed that self-
injection with a living chlamydial vaccine has occurred.
be mixed and administered with Boehringer Ingelheim non-adjuvanted vaccine
against feline leukaemia and/or administered the same day but not mixed with
Boehringer Ingelheim adjuvanted vaccine against rabies.
Safety and efficacy data are available which demonstrate that this vaccine can
be mixed and administered with Boehringer Ingelheim non-adjuvanted vaccine
against rabies.
No information is available on the safety and efficacy of this vaccine when used
with any other veterinary medicinal product except the products mentioned
above. A decision to use this vaccine before or after any other veterinary
medicinal product therefore needs to be made on a case-by-case basis.
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Protect from light.
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5. IMMUNOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
ATC Vet Code: QI06AJ03. live feline rhinotracheitis virus + inactivated feline
calicivirus antigen + live feline panleucopenia virus / parvovirus + live
chlamydia.
Vaccine against feline viral rhinotracheitis, feline calicivirosis, chlamydiosis and
feline panleucopenia.
Stimulates active immunity against feline rhinotracheitis herpesvirus, feline
calicivirus, Chlamydophila felis and feline panleucopenia virus.
The product was shown to reduce excretion of feline calicivirus at onset of
immunity and for one year after vaccination.
This information is sourced from the official Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC) published by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD). It is provided for informational purposes only and does not replace professional veterinary advice. Always consult your vet before administering any medication.
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