Who are Zostavax vaccine's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), Rotarix (RV1), oral polio vaccine + information, Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), Rotavirus Vaccine (ROTARIX), Varicella Virus Vaccine Live.

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Zostavax vaccine — Competitive Intelligence Brief

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

marketed Live attenuated vaccine Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) Immunology / Infectious Disease Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Zostavax vaccine (Zostavax vaccine) — Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. 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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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target
Zostavax vaccine TARGET	Zostavax vaccine	Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation	marketed	Live attenuated vaccine	Varicella-zoster virus (VZV)
Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)	Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)	Massachusetts General Hospital	marketed	Live attenuated vaccine / Immunotherapy
Rotarix (RV1)	Rotarix (RV1)	Telethon Kids Institute	marketed	Live attenuated vaccine	Rotavirus VP4 and VP7 surface proteins
oral polio vaccine + information	oral polio vaccine + information	Bandim Health Project	marketed	Live attenuated vaccine	Poliovirus types 1, 2, and 3
Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG)	Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG)	TASK Applied Science	marketed	Live attenuated vaccine / Immunotherapy	Pattern recognition receptors (TLR2, TLR4, NOD2); non-specific immune activation
Rotavirus Vaccine (ROTARIX)	Rotavirus Vaccine (ROTARIX)	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh	marketed	Live attenuated vaccine
Varicella Virus Vaccine Live	Varicella Virus Vaccine Live	Sanofi Pasteur, a Sanofi Company	marketed	Live attenuated vaccine	Varicella-zoster virus (VZV)

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

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Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

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Patent timeline (forward window)

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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 vaccine — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/zostavax-vaccine. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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