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Report #2849193

Received Jul 10, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
Age unknown
State
GA
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
—
Onset
—
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (SHINGRIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS139H2S—

Symptoms (1)

Product preparation issue

Symptom narrative

accidentally could have administered only the adjuvant portion of Shingrix; accidentally could have administered only the adjuvant portion of Shingrix; This non-serious case was reported by a other health professional via call center representative and described the occurrence of inappropriate preparation of medication in a 58-year-old female patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingrix) (batch number 39H2S, expiry date 10-MAR-2027) for prophylaxis. On an unknown date, the patient received the 1st dose of Shingrix. On an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Shingrix, the patient experienced inappropriate preparation of medication (Verbatim: accidentally could have administered only the adjuvant portion of Shingrix) and inappropriate dose of vaccine administered (Verbatim: accidentally could have administered only the adjuvant portion of Shingrix). The outcome of the inappropriate preparation of medication and inappropriate dose of vaccine administered were not applicable. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 18-JUN-2025 A nurse called to report that they might have accidentally administered only the adjuvant portion of the Shingrix vaccine to 1 out of 7 patients, which led to inappropriate preparation of medication and inappropriate dose of vaccine administered. This had been the first dose of Shingrix for all seven patients. The reporter asked that they do have to revaccinate all the 7 patients involved in this possible administration of the adjuvant only. This is 4 out of 7 linked patients reported by the same reporter.; Sender's Comments: US-GSK-US2025076586:Same reporter/Diffrent patient US-GSK-US2025076590:Same reporter/Diffrent patient US-GSK-US2025076589:Same reporter/Diffrent patient US-GSK-US2025076585:Same reporter/Diffrent patient US-GSK-US2025076593:Same reporter/Diffrent patient