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4/8/2024

Leucovorin Calcium Injection

Products Affected - Description

    • Leucovorin Calcium injection, Fresenius Kabi, 10 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 1 count, NDC 63323-0631-10
    • Leucovorin Calcium injection, Fresenius Kabi, 10 mg/mL, 50 mL vial, 1 count, NDC 63323-0631-50
    • Leucovorin Calcium lyophilized powder for solution for injection, Fresenius Kabi, 500 mg, vial, 1 count, NDC 63323-0711-00
    • Leucovorin Calcium lyophilized powder for injection, Hikma, 100 mg, vial, 1 count, NDC 00143-9554-01
    • Leucovorin Calcium lyophilized powder for solution for injection, Hikma, 350 mg, vial, 1 count, NDC 00143-9552-01
    • Leucovorin Calcium, Meitheal Pharmaceuticals, 50 mg, vial, 1 count, NDC 71288-0160-10
    • Leucovorin Calcium lyophilized powder for injection, Sagent, 100 mg, vial, 10 count, NDC 25021-0814-30
    • Leucovorin Calcium lyophilized powder for injection, Sagent, 500 mg, vial, 1 count, NDC 25021-0828-50
    • Leucovorin Calcium lyophilized powder for solution for injection, Sagent, 50 mg, vial, 10 count, NDC 25021-0813-10

Reason for the Shortage

    • Fresenius Kabi had leucovorin on shortage due to manufacturing delays and increased demand.
    • Hikma has leucovorin on shortage due to increased demand.
    • Meitheal has leucovorin on shortage due to increased demand.
    • Sagent has leucovorin on shortage due to increased demand.
    • Teva has discontinued leucovorin injection.
    • Viatris had leucovorin injection available.
    • Slate Run Pharmaceuticals has leucovorin injection available.

Available Products

    • Leucovorin Calcium, Fresenius Kabi, 200 mg, vial, 1 count, NDC 63323-0710-50
    • Leucovorin Calcium lyophilized powder for injection, Hikma, 200 mg, vial, 1 count, NDC 00143-9553-01
    • Leucovorin Calcium lyophilized powder for injection, Hikma, 50 mg, vial, 1 count, NDC 00143-9555-01
    • Leucovorin Calcium, Meitheal Pharmaceuticals, 100 mg, vial, 1 count, NDC 71288-0161-20
    • Leucovorin Calcium, Meitheal Pharmaceuticals, 200 mg, vial, 1 count, NDC 71288-0162-30
    • Leucovorin Calcium, Meitheal Pharmaceuticals, 350 mg, vial, 1 count, NDC 71288-0163-30
    • Leucovorin Calcium, Meitheal Pharmaceuticals, 500 mg, vial, 1 count, NDC 71288-0164-50
    • Leucovorin Calcium lyophilized powder for injection, Mylan Institutional (Viatris), 200 mg, vial, 1 count, NDC 67457-0529-20
    • Leucovorin Calcium lyophilized powder for injection, Mylan Institutional (Viatris), 350 mg, vial, 1 count, NDC 67457-0530-35
    • Leucovorin Calcium lyophilized powder for injection, Mylan Institutional (Viatris), 50 mg, vial, 1 count, NDC 67457-0528-10
    • Leucovorin Calcium lyophilized powder for injection, Sagent, 200 mg, vial, 1 count, NDC 25021-0815-30
    • Leucovorin Calcium lyophilized powder for injection, Sagent, 350 mg, vial, 1 count, NDC 25021-0816-30
    • Leucovorin Calcium, Slate Run Pharmaceuticals, 100 mg, vial, 1 count, NDC 70436-0117-80
    • Leucovorin Calcium, Slate Run Pharmaceuticals, 200 mg, vial, 1 count, NDC 70436-0118-80
    • Leucovorin Calcium, Slate Run Pharmaceuticals, 50 mg, vial, 10 count, NDC 70436-0116-82
    • Leucovorin Calcium, Slate Run Pharmaceuticals, 500 mg, vial, 1 count, NDC 70436-0119-80

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • Fresenius Kabi has leucovorin 10 mg/mL 10 mL and 50 mL vials are on back order and the company estimates a release date of mid-June 2024 for the 10 mL vials and early-May 2024 for the 50 mL vials. The 500 mg vials are on back order and the company estimates a release date of late-April to early-May 2024.
    • Hikma has leucovorin 100 mg vials on back order and the company estimates a release date of early-May 2024. The 350 mg vials are on allocation.
    • Meitheal has leucovorin 50 mg vials on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
    • Sagent has leucovorin 50 mg and 500 mg vials on back order and the company estimates a release date of June 2024. The 100 mg vials are on a limited allocation.

Updated

Updated April 8, 2024 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created June 6, 2010 by Jane Chandramouli, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2024, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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