[01 May 2013]
Products Affected - Description
Vistide injection, Gilead
75 mg/mL, 5 mL vials (NDC 61958-0101-01)
Cidofovir injection, Heritage Pharmaceuticals
75 mg/mL, 5 mL vial (NDC 23155-0216-31)
Cidofovir injection, Mylan Institutional
75 mg/mL, 5 mL vials (NDC 67457-0210-05)
Reason for the Shortage
- Gilead recalled one lot of Vistide on February 4, 2013, due to particulate matter in some vials.
- Mylan Institutional launched cidofovir injection in mid-March 2013.
- Heritage could not provide a reason for the shortage.
Available Products
No presentations are available.
Estimated Resupply Dates
- Gilead has Vistide 75 mg/mL vials on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
- Heritage has cidofovir injection on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
- Mylan Institutional has cidofovir injection on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
Related Shortages
Updated
May 1, 2013; April 3, 2013; March 29, 2013; February 15, 2013, University of Utah, Drug Information Service. Copyright 2013, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
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