Received Aug 28, 2025
| Type | Name | Manufacturer | Dose | Lot | Route / Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARZOS | ZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME) | UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER | 1 | UNK | — |
cold sore; Kept getting a sore it itched and painful on his/her shoulder; I'd been scratching it; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of cold sores in a patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis. The patient's past medical history included chickenpox (as a child had one chicken pox) and shingles. On an unknown date, the patient received the 1st dose of Shingles vaccine. On an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced cold sores (Verbatim: cold sore), skin ulcer (Verbatim: Kept getting a sore it itched and painful on his/her shoulder) and scratch (Verbatim: I'd been scratching it). The patient was treated with gabapentin. The outcome of the cold sores, skin ulcer and scratch were not reported. It was unknown if the reporter considered the cold sores, skin ulcer and scratch to be related to Shingles vaccine. It was unknown if the company considered the cold sores, skin ulcer and scratch to be related to Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 06-AUG-2025 This case was reported by a patient via interactive digital media. The patient did get one shot after shingles and further said it gave him/her another (not as severe) round of them. The patient took gabapentin only when he/she had a reaction. Also helps to get in shower and just let it beat in him/her shoulder where pain was worst. The patient also had it once beside one eye. The next visit to eye physician, he was rattling off about that eye when patient told him he/she had a shingle there. He said that explains it. So just because it was beside your eye does not mean it did not affect your eyesight. The patient recently went to a dermatologist because he/she kept getting a sore (it itched and painful on his/her shoulder). The patient thinking was it was skin cancer, but it would heal up but come back again. The physician said it was a cold sore and patient had been scratching it, so he/she had 2 by then. The patient guess some of patients would carry on forever with this disease.
Medical History/Concurrent Conditions: Chickenpox (as a child had one chicken pox); Shingles