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ZOSTAVAX™ (Nonconcomitant) — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
Live attenuated vaccine
Varicella-zoster virus (VZV)
Immunology / Infectious Disease
Biologic
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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)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / 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)
Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)
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Sponsor landscape (Live attenuated vaccine class)
- GlaxoSmithKline · 19 drugs in this class
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 11 drugs in this class
- Sanofi Pasteur, a Sanofi Company · 9 drugs in this class
- PATH · 5 drugs in this class
- Sanofi · 5 drugs in this class
- Bandim Health Project · 5 drugs in this class
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · 3 drugs in this class
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh · 3 drugs in this class
- Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention · 2 drugs in this class
- 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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