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Report #2873413

Received Nov 18, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
Age unknown
State
—
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Aug 28, 2024
Onset
Aug 8, 2024
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (2)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
HEPHEP B (ENGERIX-B)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS13H3RX—
HEPHEP B (ENGERIX-B)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS2UNK—

Symptoms (1)

Expired product administered

Symptom narrative

she never came back for the subsequent dose; Expired Dose Administered; This non-serious case was reported by a pharmacist via call center representative and described the occurrence of expired vaccine used in a 70-year-old female patient who received HBV (Engerix B) (batch number 3H3RX, expiry date 12-JUL-2024) for prophylaxis. Co-suspect products included HBV (Engerix B) for prophylaxis. On 28-AUG-2024, the patient received the 1st dose of Engerix B. The patient did not receive the 2nd dose of Engerix B. On 08-AUG-2024, an unknown time after receiving Engerix B, the patient experienced expired vaccine used (Verbatim: Expired Dose Administered). On an unknown date, the patient experienced incomplete course of vaccination (Verbatim: she never came back for the subsequent dose). The outcome of the expired vaccine used and incomplete course of vaccination were not applicable. This report is made by GSK without prejudice and does not imply any admission or liability for the incident or its consequences. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 13-Nov-2025 Pharmacist reported that they had a patient in the pharmacy who got one dose of the expired Engerix B vaccine. She got one dose back in August 2024 and she never came back for the subsequent dose