Officials at the European Commission and Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) have approved Shingrix, the GlaxoSmithKline PLC non-live, recombinant subunit vaccine, for the prevention of shingles in adults aged 50 years or older. The EC has also approved Shingrix for the prevention of post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) for the same patients.
GSK Secures EU & Japanese Approvals For Shingrix
Hot on the heels of the FDA approval, GlaxoSmithKline has received the green light for its shingles vaccine Shingrix from both the EU Commission and the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare but it is remaining tightlipped about its commercialization plans.
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