[31 August 2012]
Products Affected - Description
Ticlopidine tablets, Apotex
250 mg, 30 count (NDC 60505-0027-02)
250 mg, 60 count (NDC 60505-0027-04)
250 mg, 500 count (NDC 60505-0027-07)
Reason for the Shortage
- Sandoz and Major discontinued their ticlopidine presentations in December, 2009.
- Par discontinued their ticlopidine presentations in January, 2009.
- Roche (Genentech) has discontinued Ticlid.
- Apotex has an import ban on their ticlopidine presentations.
- Caraco stopped manufacturing all ticlopidine presentations in 2009.
Available Products
Ticlopidine tablets, Teva
250 mg, 100 count (NDC 00093-0154-01)
Estimated Resupply Dates
Apotex is not currently marketing ticlopidine tablets, and cannot confirm whether they will manufacture this product again in the future.
Related Shortages
Updated
August 31, 2012; June 27, 2012; April 17, 2012; February 17, 2012; January 3, 2012; December 6, 2011; October 26, 2011; August 11, 2011; June 24, 2011; May 11, 2011; March 10, 2011; January 19, 2011; November 24, 2010; October 1, 2010; August 17, 2010; August 10, 2010; July 9, 2010, University of Utah, Drug Information Service. Copyright 2012, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
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