Shingles vaccine - Zostavax or live attenuated vaccine

Metadata

Coding system
Dictionary of Medicines and Devices
Coding system release
2026 11.0.0
Organisation
OpenSAFELY
Codelist ID
opensafely/shingles-vaccine-zostavax-or-live-attenuated-vaccine
Version ID
09a00dd4
Number of codes included
2

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  1. 09a00dd4 Published
    Created: 03 Nov 2026 at 15:37

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Description

Shingles vaccine codes for use in medication table - only including Zostavax, or a live attenuated vaccine.

Methodology

All codes including Zostavax, or indicating a live attenuated vaccine.

Codes including Shingrix, or indicating a non-live recombinant vaccine were excluded.

Signed off by

  • Andrea Schaffer, (Nov. 3, 2026)
  • Chris Wood, (Nov. 3, 2026)

Codelists are developed by a broad community of users for individual study purposes, which may or may not meet the needs of other studies. They should not be thought of as universal definitions of a particular condition.

We don't offer any guarantees about what they do or don't identify. Users should carefully check that any codelist meets their needs, and seek clinical input where appropriate.

* dm+d codelists can be downloaded with codes mapped to changed VMPs included - this is the default for an OpenSAFELY project. See the documentation on keeping codelists up to date for more details.

code term
20110511000001107 Zostavax vaccine powder and solvent for suspension for injection 0.65ml pre-filled syringes (Merck Sharp & Dohme (UK) Ltd) (AMP)
20113811000001103 Shingles (Herpes Zoster) vaccine (live) powder and solvent for suspension for injection 0.65ml pre-filled syringes (VMP)

* Note that this is the full list of explicitly included dm+d codes for this codelist. An OpenSAFELY project will by default also include previous or subsequent codes for any included VMPs that may have changed code. See the documentation on keeping codelists up to date for more details.

This page shows the search terms that were used to build the codelist. Concepts that match the search terms, but which were excluded, are in faint grey.

herpes zoster

Included 2 out of 7 matching concepts.

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  • Shingles (Herpes Zoster) adjuvanted recombinant vaccine powder and solvent for suspension for injection 0.5ml vials (VMP) (38737511000001105)
  • Shingles (Herpes Zoster) adjuvanted recombinant vaccine powder and suspension for suspension for injection 0.5ml vials (VMP) (39756611000001109)
  • Shingles (Herpes Zoster) vaccine (VTM) (20142211000001104)
  • Shingles (Herpes Zoster) vaccine (live) powder and solvent for suspension for injection 0.65ml pre-filled syringes (VMP) (20113811000001103)
  • Shingrix (Herpes Zoster) adjuvanted recombinant vaccine powder and solvent for suspension for injection 0.5ml vials (Imported (United States)) (AMP) (38736811000001106)
  • Shingrix (Herpes Zoster) adjuvanted recombinant vaccine powder and suspension for suspension for injection 0.5ml vials (GlaxoSmithKline UK Ltd) (AMP) (39655511000001105)
  • Zostavax vaccine powder and solvent for suspension for injection 0.65ml pre-filled syringes (Merck Sharp & Dohme (UK) Ltd) (AMP) (20110511000001107)

shingles

Included 2 out of 9 matching concepts.

Show matching concepts
  • Shingles (Herpes Zoster) adjuvanted recombinant vaccine powder and solvent for suspension for injection 0.5ml vials (VMP) (38737511000001105)
  • Shingles (Herpes Zoster) adjuvanted recombinant vaccine powder and suspension for suspension for injection 0.5ml vials (VMP) (39756611000001109)
  • Shingles (Herpes Zoster) vaccine (VTM) (20142211000001104)
  • Shingles (Herpes Zoster) vaccine (live) powder and solvent for suspension for injection 0.65ml pre-filled syringes (VMP) (20113811000001103)
  • Shingrix (Herpes Zoster) adjuvanted recombinant vaccine powder and solvent for suspension for injection 0.5ml vials (Imported (United States)) (AMP) (38736811000001106)
  • Shingrix (Herpes Zoster) adjuvanted recombinant vaccine powder and suspension for suspension for injection 0.5ml vials (GlaxoSmithKline UK Ltd) (AMP) (39655511000001105)
  • Zostavax vaccine powder and solvent for suspension for injection 0.65ml pre-filled syringes (Merck Sharp & Dohme (UK) Ltd) (AMP) (20110511000001107)
  • Zovirax 800mg dispersible tablets (GlaxoSmithKline UK Ltd) (AMP) (551911000001101)
  • Zovirax Shingles Treatment Pack 800mg dispersible tablets (GlaxoSmithKline UK Ltd) (AMP) (7532911000001109)

zostavax

Included 1 out of 1 matching concepts.

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  • Zostavax vaccine powder and solvent for suspension for injection 0.65ml pre-filled syringes (Merck Sharp & Dohme (UK) Ltd) (AMP) (20110511000001107)