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Report #2842111

Received May 21, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
53 yrs
State
WA
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
May 16, 2025
Onset
May 16, 2025
Days to onset
0
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (SHINGRIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALSUNKE754F—

Symptoms (1)

Product preparation error

Symptom narrative

Shingrix vaccine had been incorrectly reconstituted, using saline solution; Shingrix vaccine had been incorrectly reconstituted, using saline solution; This non-serious case was reported by a nurse via call center representative and described the occurrence of wrong solution used in drug reconstitution in a 53-year-old male patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingrix) (batch number E754F, expiry date 31-MAR-2027) for prophylaxis. On 16-MAY-2025, the patient received Shingrix. On 16-MAY-2025, an unknown time after receiving Shingrix, the patient experienced wrong solution used in drug reconstitution (Verbatim: Shingrix vaccine had been incorrectly reconstituted, using saline solution) and inappropriate dose of vaccine administered (Verbatim: Shingrix vaccine had been incorrectly reconstituted, using saline solution). The outcome of the wrong solution used in drug reconstitution and inappropriate dose of vaccine administered were not applicable. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 16-MAY-2025 On 16th May 2025, a registered nurse had called to report that a Shingrix vaccine had been incorrectly reconstituted using saline solution and had been administered to a patient on the same day, which led to wrong solution used in drug reconstitution and Inappropriate dose of vaccine administered.