[14 May 2013]
Products Affected - Description
Atropine injection, Hospira
0.05 mg/mL, 5 mL Ansyr syringe, package of 10 (NDC 00409-9630-05)
0.1 mg/mL, 10 mL Ansyr syringe, package of 10 (NDC 00409-1630-10)
0.1 mg/mL, 10 mL Lifeshield 21 gauge syringe, package of 10 (NDC 00409-4911-34)
0.1 mg/mL, 5 mL Lifeshield syringe, package of 10 (NDC 00409-4910-34)
Atropine injection, American Regent
0.4 mg/mL, 1 mL single-dose vial, package of 25 (NDC 00517-0401-25)
1 mg/mL, 1 mL single-dose vial, package of 25 (NDC 00517-1010-25)
Atropine injection, West-Ward
0.4 mg/mL, 20 mL multi-dose vial, package of 10 (NDC 10019-0250-20) - NDC discontinued
0.4 mg/mL, 20 mL multi-dose vial, package of 10 (NDC 00641-6006-10)
Atropine injection, Amphastar
0.1 mg/mL, 10 mL Luer-Jet syringes (NDC 00548-3339-01)
Reason for the Shortage
- American Regent had temporarily suspended manufacture of most drug products in April, 2011.
- American Regent resumed manufacturing in Shirley, New York in early-May, 2011.
- Hospira states the shortage is due to manufacturing delays.
- West-Ward acquired Baxter’s atropine injection products in May, 2011. NDC codes began changing for these products in early, 2012. West-Ward is not manufacturing the 0.4 mg/mL or 1 mg/mL 1 mL vials.
- Amphastar has atropine on shortage due to increased demand.
Available Products
No products are fully available.
Estimated Resupply Dates
- Hospira has atropine 0.05 mg/mL 5 mL Ansyr syringes and 0.1 mg/mL 10 mL Ansyr syringes on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date. The 0.1 mg/mL 5 mL Lifeshield syringes are on back order and the company estimates a release date of late-May, 2013. The 10 mL Lifeshield syringes have an estimated release date of late-May 2013.
- American Regent has atropine 0.4 mg/mL ampules and 1 mg/mL 1 mL vials on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
Amphastar has atropine 0.1 mg/mL 10 mL syringes on intermittent back order and the company is releasing product regularly.
- Westward has atropine 0.4 mg/mL 20 mL multi-dose vials on back order with an estimated release date of late-May 2013.
Updated
May 14, 2013; April 22, 2013; April 10, 2013; March 14, 2013: January 22, 2013; January 2, 2013; November 8, 2012; September 14, 2012; June 29, 2012; June 21, 2012; May 24, 2012; May 2, 2012; April 10, 2012; March 29, 2012; March 23, 2012; February 10, 2012; January 27, 2012; December 20, 2011; December 16, 2011; November 10, 2011; October 20, 2011; September 14, 2011; August 19, 2011; August 2, 2011, University of Utah, Drug Information Service. Copyright 2013, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
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