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This is a description for a single-use vial of GARDASIL® - a Recombinant Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent Vaccine, used to prevent HPV types 6, 11, 16, and 18 in females aged 9-26 and males aged 9-15. The vial contains 0.5 L of the vaccine and should be refrigerated at 2-8°C without freezing. It is made by MERCKBCOMC, and customers can call the number listed for more information. The instructions direct users to shake the vial well before usage, and the dosage is provided in an accompanying package insert that should be administered intramuscularly.*

GARDASIL is a vaccine that helps protect against the human papillomavirus (HPV), specifically types 6, 11, 16, and 18. HPV is a common sexually transmitted infection that can cause cancers and other health problems. The vaccine is administered in 10 single-dose 05-mL syringes and is made from the L1 protein of each type, adsorbed on an aluminum hydroxyphosphate sulfate adjuvant. The vaccine is prepared from fermentation cultures of a recombinant strain of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae containing the genes of the human papillomavirus L1 protein of each type. The vaccine contains no preservatives or antibiotics.*