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4/11/2024

Succinylcholine Injection

Products Affected - Description

    • Quelicin injection, Pfizer, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 00409-6629-02
    • Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Accord, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 16729-0493-45
    • Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Amneal, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 70121-1581-05
    • Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Amring Pharmaceuticals, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 69918-0700-10
    • Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Amring Pharmaceuticals, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 69918-0700-25
    • Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Camber, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 31722-0981-31
    • Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Fresenius Kabi, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 63323-0943-10
    • Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Hikma, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 00143-9338-25
    • Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Hikma, 20 mg/mL, 5 mL syringe, 10 count, NDC 00641-6234-10
    • Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Sagent, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 25021-0677-10

Reason for the Shortage

    • Accord has succinylcholine on shortage due to an FDA ban on one of their facilities.
    • Amneal did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Amring did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Camber did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Fresenius Kabi did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Hikma did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Meitheal has succinylcholine injection available.
    • Piramal has succinylcholine injection available.
    • Sagent did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Somerset has succinylcholine injection available.
    • Zydus has succinylcholine injection available.
    • Pfizer has Quelicin injection on shortage due to manufacturing delays.
    • Sandoz has Anectine injection available.

Available Products

    • Anectine injection, Sandoz, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 00781-3119-95
    • Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Meitheal Pharmaceuticals, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 71288-0719-11
    • Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Piramal Critical Care, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 66794-0232-42
    • Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Somerset Therapeutics LLC, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 70069-0301-10
    • Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Somerset Therapeutics LLC, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 70069-0301-25
    • Succinylcholine Chloride injection, Zydus, 20 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 70710-1377-02

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • Accord has succinylcholine 20 mg/mL 10 mL vials on a long-term back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
    • Amneal has succinylcholine 20 mg/mL 10 mL vials on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
    • Amring has succinylcholine 20 mg/mL 10 mL vials in 10 count and 25 count on intermittent back order and the company is allocating upon release.
    • Camber has succinylcholine 20 mg/mL 10 mL vials on allocation.
    • Fresenius Kabi has succinylcholine 20 mg/mL 10 mL vials on back order and the company estimates a release date of mid-April 2024.
    • Hikma has succinylcholine 20 mg/mL 10 mL vials on back order and the company estimates a release date of mid-April 2024. There are short-dated 5 mL syringes available with an expiration date of August 2024.
    • Sagent has succinylcholine 20 mg/mL 10 mL vials on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
    • Pfizer has Quelicin 20 mg/mL 10 mL vials available in limited supply.

Updated

Updated April 11, 2024 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created February 21, 2024 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2024, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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