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Report #2879048

Received Dec 22, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
62 yrs
State
—
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Oct 10, 2025
Onset
Oct 12, 2025
Days to onset
2
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (SHINGRIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALSUNK7YD42—

Symptoms (6)

Abdominal pain upperMusculoskeletal chest painMusculoskeletal painPainUrine analysisWhite blood cell count decreased

Symptom narrative

Upper right abdominal pain radiating to right shoulder blade and ribs; Upper right abdominal pain radiating to right shoulder blade and ribs; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer and described the occurrence of upper abdominal pain in a 62-year-old female patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingrix) (batch number 7YD42) for prophylaxis. Concurrent medical conditions included gastroesophageal reflux disease and obesity. On 10-OCT-2025, the patient received Shingrix .5 ml. On 12-OCT-2025, 2 days after receiving Shingrix, the patient experienced upper abdominal pain (Verbatim: Upper right abdominal pain radiating to right shoulder blade and ribs) and radiating pain (Verbatim: Upper right abdominal pain radiating to right shoulder blade and ribs). The patient was treated with clarithromycin (Macrobid). The outcome of the upper abdominal pain and radiating pain were not resolved. It was unknown if the reporter considered the upper abdominal pain and radiating pain to be related to Shingrix. It was unknown if the company considered the upper abdominal pain and radiating pain to be related to Shingrix. Additional Information: GSK receipt date 12-DEC-2025 The patient did not have a primary care doctor at that time as their previous doctor had left the network, and the transfer of care appointment was scheduled for March 2026. The patient had recently had an appointment with a gastroenterology nurse practitioner, who had scheduled a FibroScan and an abdominal CT scan for January 2026.

Current illness

Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Obesity

Lab data

Test Date: 2025; Test Name: Urinalysis; Result Unstructured Data: (Test Result:low levels of WBC,Unit:unknown,Normal Low:,Normal High:)