Optaflu – patient leaflet, side effects, dosage

Medicine status: No longer supplied Details

Contains active substance:: Influenza vaccine
ATC code:: J07BB02 influenza, inactivated, split virus or surface antigen
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Patient leaflet - Optaflu

Facts about Optaflu

Active substance?	Influenza vaccine
Pharmaceutical form?	Suspension for injection
How is it taken?	Subcutaneous, Intramuscular
Is it available??	No, all its packs are listed as discontinued (NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices – not a record of current supplies)
Drug group (ATC)?	J Antiinfectives for systemic use J07 Vaccines J07B Viral vaccines J07BB Influenza vaccines J07BB02 influenza, inactivated, split virus or surface antigen
Codes?	BNF 14040000

Sources: the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), release 11.0.0 of 2 November 2026, NHS Business Services Authority. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.