New Drug Reviews
Review of the Persistence of Herpes Zoster Vaccine Efficacy in Clinical Trials
The live attenuated herpes zoster vaccine* was approved for the prevention of shingles in 2006. Initial Phase III clinical trials proved vaccine efficacy persisted during the study duration; however, assessment of long-term efficacy required additional studies. This article reviews efficacy data for the zoster vaccine that have been published since 2004. It focuses on studies assessing declining vaccine efficacy.
