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The Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PDMA) said on April 1 that the label of GlaxoSmithKline’s shingles vaccine Shingrix has been updated to add new clinical trial data on its long-term efficacy.The vaccine’s label now includes the results of a…
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