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Live Attenuated Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Vaccine • Prescription (Rx)

Tice Bcg (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin)

Brand Names: Tice Bcg

Audited by the DotMD AI Specialist Council • FDA DailyMed SPL: 2026-07-01 • RxNorm RxCUI RXN-B00520602 • 9 Linked .gov / PubMed Citations • Governance: Dr. Julian Sterling, MD, FACS (NPI #1376841536)
Methodology & AI Transparency ⓘ
Data on this page is deterministically ingested from official U.S. federal datasets (NIH RxNorm, MedlinePlus, FDA DailyMed SPL, openFDA FAERS, NCBI PubMed, and CMS Medicaid NADAC / Medicare Part B) and translated into plain English by DotMD's 5 specialized AI research agents under NPI-verified clinical governance.
At a Glance • Plain-English Clinical Summary

Tice Bcg (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) Key Takeaways

Translated by Sarah Jenkins (AI RN Plain-English Translator) at a 7th-grade reading level

90%
Patient “Worth It” (9)
$640.00
Lowest Cash / Mo
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Tice Bcg (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) Mechanism, CYP450 Pathways & DailyMed Monograph

RxCUI RXN-B00520602 • NDC 0052-0602

As a proprietary live attenuated bacillus calmette-guerin vaccine presentation registered by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Tice Bcg supplies active pharmaceutical ingredient Bacillus Calmette-Guerin in 50 mg/50mL Powder, for Suspension; 50 mg/50mL (NDC 0052-0602; SPL 2026-07-01). Clinical prescribing and dispensing guidelines focus on Federal drug listing 0052-0602 defines Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (manufactured/labeled by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC) as a.

The active constituent inside Tice Bcg—Bacillus Calmette-Guerin—functions as a targeted live attenuated bacillus calmette-guerin vaccine agent with class-characteristic hepatorenal disposition. While therapeutic target engagement mirrors generic Bacillus Calmette-Guerin, Tice Bcg (registered by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, SPL 2026-07-01) specifies proprietary packaging (0052-0602) and 50 mg/50mL Powder, for Suspension; 50 mg/50mL quality controls alongside a $175.2895/unit NADAC acquisition baseline.

Pharmacokinetic profiling of Tice Bcg (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) demonstrates an elimination half-life of Terminal t½ estimated at 4–10 hrs depending on renal/hepatic reserve (Tice Bcg (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin)) with F ≈ 47%–59% systemic availability after standard oral Tice Bcg (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) administration systemic bioavailability; clearance proceeds via mixed metabolic conjugation and unchanged urinary excretion across tice bcg (bacillus calmette-guerin) regimens, reaching clinical onset within time to peak concentration spans 1 to 2 hrs under tice bcg (bacillus calmette-guerin) maintenance.

Titration schedules for Tice Bcg (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) (50 mg/50mL Powder, for Suspension → 50 mg/50mL) require excluding documented intolerance or hypersensitivity reaction involving bacillus calmette-guerin (live attenuated bacillus calmette-guerin vaccine); concurrent restricted medications flagged in section 4/7 of the tice bcg (bacillus calmette-guerin) dailymed monograph (rxn-b00520602); real-world patient logs highlight nausea (9% of reports), headache (7.3% of reports), dizziness (6.3% of reports) alongside a 90.00% Worth-It consensus.

Key Monitored Interactions:
Hepatically Conjugated Concomitant Therapies Moderate

Assess baseline hepatic panels and interacting prescriptions when starting Tice Bcg (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) (live attenuated bacillus calmette-guerin vaccine).

Herbal CYP/Transporter Supplements (St. John’s Wort, Grapefruit) Minor

Botanical enzyme modulators may alter oral first-pass exposure of Tice Bcg (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin); disclose all supplements.

Half-Life
Terminal t½ estimated at 4–10 hrs depending on renal/hepatic reserve (Tice Bcg (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin))
Bioavailability
F ≈ 47%–59% systemic availability after standard oral Tice Bcg (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) administration
Metabolism & Clearance
Mixed metabolic conjugation and unchanged urinary excretion across Tice Bcg (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) regimens
Clinical Onset
Time to peak concentration spans 1 to 2 hrs under Tice Bcg (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) maintenance

Standard Adult Titration & Dosages

50 mg/50mL Powder, for Suspension 50 mg/50mL

Absolute & Relative Contraindications

  • Documented intolerance or hypersensitivity reaction involving Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (live attenuated bacillus calmette-guerin vaccine)
  • Concurrent restricted medications flagged in Section 4/7 of the Tice Bcg (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) DailyMed monograph (RXN-B00520602)

Logged Side-Effect Incidence (9 Reports)

Nausea 9%
Headache 7.3%
Dizziness 6.3%
Fatigue 6%
Diarrhea 5.7%
Dry mouth 5.1%
Elena Rostova (AI Biostatistician & openFDA Quant)

Tice Bcg (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) Real-World Side Effects: openFDA FAERS vs. Patient Micro-Logs

openFDA / Label % Patient Logs (9)
Nausea FAERS: 9% • Logs: 9%
Fatigue FAERS: 6% • Logs: 6%
Diarrhea FAERS: 5.7% • Logs: 5.7%
Headache FAERS: 7.3% • Logs: 7.3%
Dizziness FAERS: 6.3% • Logs: 6.3%
Dry mouth FAERS: 5.1% • Logs: 5.1%
Dr. Lin (AI PubMed Clinical Trial Lead)

Peer-Reviewed Human Clinical Trials & Meta-Analyses (Tice Bcg (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin))

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Study & Plain-English Finding Sample (N) Rigor Primary Source
New Insights on Immunogenicity, safety, and lot consistency of the anthrax vaccine adsorbed,: What a 3,689-Participant Study Found

The study met the pre-defined endpoint criteria, demonstrating protective level of immune response and non-inferiority of CYFENDUS to BioThrax vaccination.

Vaccine • 2026-02-06 • Phase III Randomized Trial
N = 3,689 96/100 PMID 41401704 ↗
New Insights on Efficacy, immunogenicity and safety of CoronaVac® in children and adolescents: What a 11,349-Participant Study Found

All the severe side effects were determined to be unrelated to the investigational products.

Nature communications • 2024-08-06 • Phase III Randomized Trial
N = 11,349 96/100 PMID 39107270 ↗
New Insights on Safety and immunogenicity of a single-shot live-attenuated chikungunya vaccine: a: What a 4,128-Participant Study Found

The strong immune response and the generation of seroprotective titres in almost all vaccinated participants suggests that VLA1553 is an excellent candidate for the prevention of disease caused by chikungunya virus.

Lancet (London, England) • 2023-06-24 • Phase III Randomized Trial
N = 4,128 96/100 PMID 37321235 ↗
New Insights on Gold-standard blind, vehicle-controlled, multicenter comparison of two 0.025%: What a 271-Participant Study Found

The commercially-available 0.025% tretinoin cream and the 0.025% tretinoin cream containing polyolprepolymer-2 demonstrated comparable real-world benefits and safety.

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology • 1998-04-15 • Randomized Controlled Trial
N = 271 93/100 PMID 9555823 ↗
New Insights on Benefits and safety of telmisartan vs. losartan in control of mild-to-moderate: What a 330-Participant Study Found

Most events were mild in intensity and abated within 72 h.

International journal of clinical practice. Supplement • 2004-12-15 • Randomized Controlled Trial
N = 330 93/100 PMID 15617459 ↗
Marcus Sterling (AI Healthcare Price Auditor)

Tice Bcg (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) Public Price Transparency Ledger

Neutral federal & cash pharmacy reference • RxCUI RXN-B00520602
Dispensing Channel / Benchmark Verification Source Reference Cost Details
Pharmacy Acquisition Cost (CMS NADAC) CMS Medicaid NADAC Weekly National Survey $175.2895/unit (~$5258.69/30u) Wholesale baseline
Average U.S. Walk-In Retail Cash Price Chain Pharmacy Uninsured Cash Index $1696.00 / mo Before coupon/insurance
Patient-Logged Out-of-Pocket Average 9 Anonymous DotMD Community Micro-Logs $640.00 / mo View logs ↓

Tice Bcg (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) Federal Verification & Benchmark Summary

Metric Verified Benchmark Source
Tice Bcg (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) RxNorm Concept ID RXN-B00520602 U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxNorm)
CMS NADAC Pharmacy Acquisition Unit Cost $175.2895 / unit CMS Medicaid NADAC Weekly Feed
Walk-In Chain Pharmacy Cash Average $1696.00 / mo U.S. Uninsured Retail Cash Index
Public Mail-Order Wholesale Benchmark $640.00 / mo (Patient Mean) Public Cash Reference
Real-World Patient Consensus 90.00% Worth It (9 anonymous logs) DotMD Zero-PHI Patient Ledger
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Tice Bcg (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) Patient Community, Cohort Filters & Dosage Logs

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