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Report #2835400

Received Apr 9, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
77 yrs
State
CA
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Mar 8, 2025
Onset
Mar 8, 2025
Days to onset
0
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (SHINGRIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS275GZ7—

Symptoms (1)

Herpes zoster

Symptom narrative

shingles outbreak on back, base of spine; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer via call center representative and described the occurrence of shingles in a 77-year-old female patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingrix) (batch number 75GZ7) for prophylaxis. Concomitant products included Varicella zoster vaccine rgE (CHO) (Shingrix), duloxetine hydrochloride (Cymbalta), gabapentin, metformin hydrochloride (Metformin), carvedilol, sitagliptin phosphate (Januvia), empagliflozin (Jardiance), sacubitril, valsartan (Entresto), nitrazepam and oxybutynin hydrochloride (Oxybutynin). On 08-MAR-2025, the patient received the 2nd dose of Shingrix. On 08-MAR-2025, less than a day after receiving Shingrix, the patient experienced shingles (Verbatim: shingles outbreak on back, base of spine). Rechallenge with Shingrix was positive. The outcome of the shingles was resolving. It was unknown if the reporter considered the shingles to be related to Shingrix. It was unknown if the company considered the shingles to be related to Shingrix. Linked case(s) involving the same patient: US2025035987 Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 25-MAR-2025 Patient reported that there was shingles outbreaks within 48 hours of second injection of Shingirx. The 2nd outbreak was on back, about 3 times the size of first outbreak at the base of spine.; Sender's Comments: US-GSK-US2025035987:SAME PATIENT

Other medications

SHINGRIX; Cymbalta; GABAPENTIN; METFORMIN; CARVEDILOL; JANUVIA; JARDIANCE; ENTRESTO; NITRAZEPAM; OXYBUTYNIN