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Report #2884018

Received Feb 4, 2026

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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
Age unknown
State
NH
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
—
Onset
—
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (SHINGRIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALSUNKFX753—

Symptoms (4)

Foreign body in skin or subcutaneous tissueProduct complaintProduct container issueSkin laceration

Symptom narrative

shards of glass in my skin and my hand; he had a box that contained a broken vial.; This non-serious case was reported by a pharmacist via call center representative and described the occurrence of glass ampoule associated injury in a male patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingrix) (batch number FX753, expiry date 07-JUL-2027) for prophylaxis. This case was associated with a product complaint. On an unknown date, the patient received Shingrix. On an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Shingrix, the patient experienced glass ampoule associated injury (Verbatim: shards of glass in my skin and my hand) and pharmaceutical product complaint (Verbatim: he had a box that contained a broken vial.). The outcome of the glass ampoule associated injury was not reported and the outcome of the pharmaceutical product complaint was not applicable. It was unknown if the reporter considered the glass ampoule associated injury to be related to Shingrix. It was unknown if the company considered the glass ampoule associated injury to be related to Shingrix. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 22-JAN-2026 The patient self-reported this case for himself. The pharmacist called seeking a replacement vial of Shingrix diluent stating that he had a box that contained a broken vial. As the pharmacist was preparing the last dose in the multipack box, he did not realize it was broken, so when he gripped the vial to pop the tab off it literally had shards of glass in the skin and his hand and it went immediately in the trash. The batch number was not provided and a request for this information has been made.