PROCESSO PARA A PREPARACAO DE UMA COMPOSICAO FARMACEUTICA SUBSTANCIALMENTE LIVRE DE VIRUS OU BACTERIAS

摘要

Sterile pharmaceutical compositions for use in therapy especially inactivated vaccines for use in prophylaxis, are prepared by inactivating a live virus or bacterium with ascorbic acid and/or a salt thereof in the presence of oxygen and a source of heavy metal ions. Methods of treating animals, including humans, with such compositions are also disclosed.