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9/18/2021

Ropivacaine Injection

Products Affected - Description

    • Naropin injection, Fresenius Kabi, 10 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 63323-0288-11
    • Naropin injection, Fresenius Kabi, 2 mg/mL, 10 mL Steripak plastic ampule, 5 count, NDC 63323-0285-10
    • Naropin injection, Fresenius Kabi, 2 mg/mL, 100 mL infusion bottle, 1 count, NDC 63323-0285-65
    • Naropin injection, Fresenius Kabi, 2 mg/mL, 100 mL premixed bag, 1 count, NDC 63323-0285-61
    • Naropin injection, Fresenius Kabi, 2 mg/mL, 200 mL premixed bag, 1 count, NDC 63323-0285-63
    • Ropivacaine injection, AuroMedics, 10 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 55150-0200-10
    • Ropivacaine injection, AuroMedics, 5 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 55150-0197-20
    • Ropivacaine injection, AuroMedics, 5 mg/mL, 30 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 55150-0198-30
    • Ropivacaine injection, Pfizer, 2 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 00409-9300-10
    • Ropivacaine injection, Pfizer, 5 mg/mL, 30 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 00409-9301-30
    • Ropivacaine injection, Pfizer, 7.5 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 00409-9302-20
    • Ropivacaine injection, Sagent, 5 mg/mL, 100 mL premixed bag, 10 count, NDC 25021-0652-82
    • Ropivacaine injection, Somerset Therapeutics LLC, 5 mg/mL, 30 mL vial, 1 count, NDC 70069-0064-01

Reason for the Shortage

    • Akorn had ropivacaine on shortage due to increased demand.
    • AuroMedics did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Fresenius Kabi has Naropin on shortage due to increased demand and manufacturing delays.
    • Pfizer has ropivacaine on shortage due to increase demand.
    • Sagent had ropivacaine on shortage due to manufacturing delays
    • Somerset Therapeutics has ropivacaine 5 mg/mL 30 mL vials available.

Available Products

    • Naropin injection, Fresenius Kabi, 10 mg/mL, 10 mL Steripak plastic ampule, 5 count, NDC 63323-0288-10
    • Naropin injection, Fresenius Kabi, 10 mg/mL, 20 mL Steripak plastic ampule, 5 count, NDC 63323-0288-20
    • Naropin injection, Fresenius Kabi, 10 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 63323-0288-21
    • Naropin injection, Fresenius Kabi, 2 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 63323-0285-13
    • Naropin injection, Fresenius Kabi, 2 mg/mL, 20 mL Steripak plastic ampule, 5 count, NDC 63323-0285-20
    • Naropin injection, Fresenius Kabi, 2 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 63323-0285-23
    • Naropin injection, Fresenius Kabi, 2 mg/mL, 200 mL infusion bottle, 1 count, NDC 63323-0285-64
    • Naropin injection, Fresenius Kabi, 5 mg/mL, 100 mL infusion bottle, 1 count, NDC 63323-0286-00
    • Naropin injection, Fresenius Kabi, 5 mg/mL, 20 mL Steripak plastic ampule, 5 count, NDC 63323-0286-20
    • Naropin injection, Fresenius Kabi, 5 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 63323-0286-23
    • Naropin injection, Fresenius Kabi, 5 mg/mL, 200 mL infusion bottle, 1 count, NDC 63323-0286-63
    • Naropin injection, Fresenius Kabi, 5 mg/mL, 30 mL Steripak plastic ampule, 5 count, NDC 63323-0286-31
    • Naropin injection, Fresenius Kabi, 5 mg/mL, 30 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 63323-0286-35
    • Naropin injection, Fresenius Kabi, 7.5 mg/mL, 20 mL Steripak plastic ampule, 5 count, NDC 63323-0287-20
    • Naropin injection, Fresenius Kabi, 7.5 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 63323-0287-21
    • Ropivacaine injection, Akorn, 5 mg/mL, 30 mL vial, 1 count, NDC 17478-0081-30
    • Ropivacaine injection, AuroMedics, 10 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 55150-0201-20
    • Ropivacaine injection, AuroMedics, 2 mg/mL, 100 mL infusion bottle, 25 count, NDC 55150-0196-99
    • Ropivacaine injection, AuroMedics, 2 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 55150-0195-20
    • Ropivacaine injection, AuroMedics, 7.5 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 55150-0199-20
    • Ropivacaine injection, Hikma, 2 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 00143-9263-10
    • Ropivacaine injection, Pfizer, 10 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 00409-9303-10
    • Ropivacaine injection, Pfizer, 10 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 00409-9303-20
    • Ropivacaine injection, Pfizer, 2 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 00409-9300-20
    • Ropivacaine injection, Sagent, 2 mg/mL, 100 mL premixed bag, 10 count, NDC 25021-0671-82
    • Ropivacaine injection, Sagent, 2 mg/mL, 200 mL premixed bag, 10 count, NDC 25021-0671-87
    • Ropivacaine injection, Sagent, 5 mg/mL, 200 mL premixed bag, 10 count, NDC 25021-0652-87

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • AuroMedics has ropivacaine 5 mg/mL 20 mL and 30 mL vials and 10 mg/mL 10 mL vials on intermittent back order and the company is releasing product as it becomes available.
    • Fresenius Kabi has short-dated Naropin 2 mg/mL 10 mL Steripak ampules available with an expiration date of < 4 months. There are short-dated 2 mg/mL 100 mL and 200 mL premixed bags available with an expiration date of < 3 months. Naropin 2 mg/mL 100 mL bottles and 10 mL vials on back order and the company estimates a release date of mid- to late-October 2021. The 5 mg/mL 20 mL Steripak ampules are on back order and the company estimates a release date of late-September 2021. The 10 mg/mL 10 mL vials and 20 mL Steripak ampules are on back order and the company estimates a release date of late-September 2021.
    • Sagent has short-dated ropivacaine 5 mg/mL 100 mL and 200 mL premixed bags available with an expiration date of February 2022.
    • Somerset has ropivacaine 5 mg/mL 30 mL vials on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.

Updated

Updated September 18, 2021 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created January 27, 2018 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2021, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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