| CPC A61K 39/39 (2013.01) [A61K 31/132 (2013.01); A61K 31/155 (2013.01); A61K 31/4045 (2013.01); A61K 39/0002 (2013.01); A61K 39/0011 (2013.01); A61K 39/02 (2013.01); A61K 39/12 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01); A61M 1/14 (2013.01); A61K 2039/55511 (2013.01)] | 23 Claims |

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1. A method for producing an immunogenic composition, the method comprising:
growing viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites, or tumor cells on a cell culture or other appropriate medium;
killing the viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites, or tumor cells in the cell culture or other appropriate medium with one or more medications that damage the RNA and/or the DNA of the viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites, or tumor cells, wherein the viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites, or tumor cells remain in contact with the one or more medications for a period of time that is sufficient for the one or more medications to penetrate the viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites, or tumor cells and attach to RNA or DNA of the viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites, or tumor cells and prevent multiplication of the viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites, or tumor cells;
separating the dead viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites, or tumor cells from a remainder of the cell culture or other appropriate medium using a filter and/or centrifuge;
depending on the type of organism, adding antivirals, antibacterials, antifungals, antiparasitics, and/or anti-neoplastic medications at non-toxic concentrations to the dead viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites, or tumor cells so as to form an immunogenic composition; and
administering the immunogenic composition and an adjuvant to a patient in need thereof.
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