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Report #2825918

Received Feb 12, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
0.2 yrs
State
—
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Feb 7, 2025
Onset
Feb 7, 2025
Days to onset
0
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
HEPHEP B (ENGERIX-B)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALSUNKUNK—

Symptoms (1)

Wrong product administered

Symptom narrative

2-month-old patient in ICU inadvertently given HepB (Engerix-B) alone instead of Pediarix; This non-serious case was reported by a pharmacist via sales rep and described the occurrence of wrong vaccine administered in a 2-month-old female patient who received HBV (Engerix B) for prophylaxis. Co-suspect products included DTPa-HBV-IPV (Pediarix) for prophylaxis. On 07-FEB-2025, the patient received Engerix B. On an unknown date, the patient received Pediarix. On 07-FEB-2025, an unknown time after receiving Engerix B and not applicable after receiving Pediarix, the patient experienced wrong vaccine administered (Verbatim: 2-month-old patient in ICU inadvertently given HepB (Engerix-B) alone instead of Pediarix). The outcome of the wrong vaccine administered was unknown. This report is made by GSK without prejudice and does not imply any admission or liability for the incident or its consequences. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 07-FEB-2025 The pharmacist reported that the patient in intensive care unit (ICU) inadvertently given Hepatitis B (Engerix-B) alone instead of Pediarix, which led wrong vaccine administered. The reporter did not report any adverse effects and the infant was being monitored,