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ZOSTAVAX™ (Nonconcomitant) — Competitive Intelligence Brief

ZOSTAVAX™ (Nonconcomitant) (ZOSTAVAX™ (Nonconcomitant)) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Live attenuated vaccine. Area: Immunology / Infectious Disease.

phase 3 Live attenuated vaccine Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) Immunology / Infectious Disease Biologic Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

ZOSTAVAX™ (Nonconcomitant) (ZOSTAVAX™ (Nonconcomitant)) — Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. ZOSTAVAX is a live attenuated vaccine that stimulates the immune system to prevent herpes zoster (shingles) by boosting varicella-zoster virus (VZV)-specific cell-mediated immunity.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
ZOSTAVAX™ (Nonconcomitant) TARGET ZOSTAVAX™ (Nonconcomitant) Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC phase 3 Live attenuated vaccine Varicella-zoster virus (VZV)
varicella-5 varicella-5 Changchun Keygen Biological Products Co., Ltd. marketed Live attenuated vaccine Varicella-zoster virus
SKYVaricella® SKYVaricella® SK Bioscience Co., Ltd. marketed Live attenuated vaccine Varicella-zoster virus (VZV)
Varicella Vaccine Varicella Vaccine Novartis marketed Live attenuated vaccine Varicella-zoster virus (VZV)
MMR vaccination MMR vaccination Klara M. Pósfay Barbe marketed Live attenuated vaccine
Zoster Vaccine Live Zoster Vaccine Live Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC marketed Live attenuated vaccine Varicella-zoster virus (VZV)
Mumps vaccine, Live (MV) Mumps vaccine, Live (MV) Sinovac Biotech Co., Ltd marketed Live attenuated vaccine

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

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Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

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Patent timeline (forward window)

No upcoming patent expiries for this set.

Sponsor landscape (Live attenuated vaccine class)

  1. GlaxoSmithKline · 19 drugs in this class
  2. Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 11 drugs in this class
  3. Sanofi Pasteur, a Sanofi Company · 9 drugs in this class
  4. PATH · 5 drugs in this class
  5. Sanofi · 5 drugs in this class
  6. Bandim Health Project · 5 drugs in this class
  7. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · 3 drugs in this class
  8. International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh · 3 drugs in this class
  9. Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention · 2 drugs in this class
  10. Aga Khan University · 2 drugs in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). ZOSTAVAX™ (Nonconcomitant) — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/zostavax-nonconcomitant. Accessed 2026-06-10.

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