[10 May 2013]
Products Affected - Description
Pantoprazole Tablets, Actavis
20 mg tablets, 90 count (NDC 45963-0569-08)
40 mg tablets, 90 count (NDC 45963-0570-08)
Pantoprazole Tablets, Mylan
20 mg tablets, 90 count (NDC 00378-6688-77)
40 mg tablets, 1000 count (NDC 00378-6689-10)
Pantoprazole Tablets, Mylan Institutional
40 mg tablets, 100 count (NDC 51079-0051-20)
Pantoprazole Tablets, Teva
40 mg tablets, 90 count (NDC 00093-0012-98)
Pantoprazole Tablets, Torrent
40 mg tablets, 90 count (NDC 13668-0429-90)
Pantoprazole Tablets, Wockhardt
20 mg tablets, 90 count (NDC 64679-0433-04)
20 mg tablets, 1000 count (NDC 64679-0433-02)
Reason for the Shortage
- Kremers Urban states the reason for the shortage was increased demand.
- Actavis, Mylan, Torrent, and Wockhardt could not provide a reason for the shortage.
- Watson and Actavis have merged and pantoprazole tablets are now being distributed by Watson.
Available Products
Pantoprazole Tablets, Actavis
40 mg tablets, 1000 count (NDC 45963-0570-05)
Pantoprazole Tablets, Caraco
40 mg tablets, 90 count (NDC 47335-0580-81)
Pantoprazole Tablets, Kremers Urban
20 mg tablets, 90 count (NDC 62175-0180-46)
40 mg tablets, 90 count (NDC 62175-0181-46)
Pantoprazole Tablets, Major
40 mg tablets, 100 count (NDC 00904-6235-61)
Pantoprazole Tablets, Mylan
40 mg tablets, 90 count (NDC 00378-6689-77)
Pantoprazole Tablets, Prasco
20 mg tablets, 90 count (NDC 00008-0606-01)
0 mg tablets, 90 count (NDC 00008-0607-01)
0 mg tablets, 100 count, unit-dose (NDC 00008-0607-04)
Pantoprazole Tablets, Teva
20 mg tablets, 90 count (NDC 00093-0011-98)
Pantoprazole Tablets, Torrent
20 mg tablets, 90 count (NDC 13668-0096-90)
Pantoprazole Tablets, Wockhardt
40 mg tablets, 90 count (NDC 64679-0434-04)
40 mg tablets, 1000 count (NDC 64679-0434-02)
Protonix Tablets, Pfizer
20 mg tablets, 90 count (NDC 00008-0843-81)
40 mg tablets, 90 count (NDC 00008-0841-81)
40 mg tablets, 100 count (NDC 00008-0841-99)
Estimated Resupply Dates
- Activis (Watson) has pantoprazole 20 mg tablets on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date. Pantoprazole 40 mg tablets in 90 count are on back order and the company estimates a release date of late-June 2013.
- Mylan has pantoprazole 20 mg tablets in 90 count and 40 mg tablets in 1000 count bottles are on back order and the company estimates a release date of mid-May 2013.
- Teva has pantoprazole 40 mg tablets on back order and the company estimates a release date of mid- to late-May 2013.
Torrent has pantoprazole 40 mg tablets in 90 count bottles on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
- Wockhardt has pantoprazole 20 mg tablets allocation.
Related Shortages
Updated
May 10, 2013; April 3, 2013; March 1, 2013; February 14, 2013; February 1, 2013; January 25, 2013; January 11, 2013; December 19, 2012; December 5, 2012, University of Utah, Drug Information Service. Copyright 2013, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
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