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Report #2830493

Received Mar 10, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Unknown
Age
Age unknown
State
NY
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Feb 14, 2025
Onset
Feb 14, 2025
Days to onset
0
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARCELVARICELLA (VARIVAX)MERCK & CO. INC.UNKW003820—

Symptoms (2)

Expired product administeredNo adverse event

Symptom narrative

No additional AE/PQC reported.; Nurse calling to report an expired dose of VARIVAX was inadvertently administered to a patient. Caller confirmed product did not undergo any temperature excursions and was not supported per Post-Expiry Memo. Permission to contact HCP was granted. No; This spontaneous report was received from an other health professional and refers to a patient of unknown age and gender. The patient's medical history was not reported. The patient's concurrent conditions were not reported. Concomitant therapies were not reported. On 14-FEB-2025, the patient was vaccinated with expired dose of varicella Virus Vaccine Live (Oka-Merck) (VARIVAX REFRIGERATOR STABLE) (administered with sterile diluent (MERCK STERILE DILUENT)), lot #W003820, expiration date: 02-FEB-2024 for prophylaxis (exact dose, dose number, route and site of administration were not provided) (expired vaccine administered). Caller confirmed product did not undergo any temperature excursions and was not supported per Post-Expiry Memo. No additional information provided. No additional adverse event/product quality complaint reported (no adverse event)

Other medications

sterile diluent