Report #2841825

Received May 20, 2025

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Overview

Sex: Female
Age: 81 yrs
State: NJ
Recovered: Not recovered
Vaccinated: May 20, 2025
Onset: May 10, 2025
Days to onset: —
Hospital days: —

Vaccines (1)

Type	Name	Manufacturer	Dose	Lot	Route / Site
VARZOS	ZOSTER (SHINGRIX)	GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS	1	EK225	IM / RA

Symptoms (1)

Circumstance or information capable of leading to medication error

Symptom narrative

PATIENT PRESENTED TO PHARMACY REQUESTING HER FIRST SHINGRIX VACCINATION. IN THE HEALTH SERVICES ROOM, I CONFIRMED THIS WAS HER FIRST IN THE SERIES AND THAT WE WOULD SCHEDULE HER SECOND SHOT AFTER WE COMPLETED THE FIRST ONE. AFTER I GAVE HER THE SHOT, SHE SHOWED ME SORES ON HER BACK THAT PRESENTED LIKE SHINGLES. I REFERRED HER TO HER DOCTOR AND LET HER KNOW I WOULDN'T HAVE GIVEN HER THE SHOT IF THERE WAS A CHANCE SHE HAD AN ACTIVE SHINGLES VIRUS.