Ampicillin Injection Shortage
Last Updated: March 19, 2024
Status: Current
Products Affected - Description
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- Ampicillin Sodium injection, Eugia US, 1 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 55150-0113-10
- Ampicillin Sodium injection, Eugia US, 2 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 55150-0114-20
- Ampicillin Sodium injection, Piramal Critical Care, 1 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 66794-0222-41
- Ampicillin Sodium injection, Piramal Critical Care, 10 gram, vial, 1 count, NDC 66794-0224-15
- Ampicillin Sodium injection, Piramal Critical Care, 2 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 66794-0223-41
- Ampicillin Sodium injection, Piramal Critical Care, 250 mg, vial, 10 count, NDC 66794-0220-41
- Ampicillin Sodium injection, Piramal Critical Care, 500 mg, vial, 10 count, NDC 66794-0221-41
- Ampicillin Sodium injection, Sandoz, 125 mg, vial, 10 count, NDC 00781-3400-95
Reason for the Shortage
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- Armas has ampicillin 2 gram vials available.
- Eugia did not provide a reason for the shortage.
- Fresenius Kabi has ampicillin injection available.
- Methapharm has not provide an update since October. Ampicillin is not currently listed on their website.
- Piramal has ampicillin injection on shortage due to manufacturing delays.
- Sagent has ampicillin injection available.
- Sandoz did not provide a reason for the shortage.
- Pfizer discontinued ampicillin 10 gram vials in October 2023.
- Viatris discontinued their presentations in January 2023.
- WG Critical Care has ampicillin injection available.
Available Products
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- Ampicillin Sodium injection, Armas Pharmaceuticals, 1 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 72485-0421-10
- Ampicillin Sodium injection, Armas Pharmaceuticals, 2 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 72485-0422-10
- Ampicillin Sodium injection, Eugia US, 10 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 55150-0115-99
- Ampicillin Sodium injection, Fresenius Kabi, 1 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 65219-0018-20
- Ampicillin Sodium injection, Fresenius Kabi, 2 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 65219-0020-23
- Ampicillin Sodium injection, Fresenius Kabi, 250 mg, vial, 10 count, NDC 65219-0014-10
- Ampicillin Sodium injection, Fresenius Kabi, 500 mg, vial, 10 count, NDC 65219-0016-10
- Ampicillin Sodium injection, Sagent, 1 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 25021-0136-10
- Ampicillin Sodium injection, Sagent, 10 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 70860-0118-99
- Ampicillin Sodium injection, Sagent, 2 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 25021-0137-20
- Ampicillin Sodium injection, Sandoz, 1 gram, ADD-Vantage vial, 10 count, NDC 00781-3412-92
- Ampicillin Sodium injection, Sandoz, 1 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 00781-3404-95
- Ampicillin Sodium injection, Sandoz, 2 gram, ADD-Vantage vial, 10 count, NDC 00781-3413-92
- Ampicillin Sodium injection, Sandoz, 2 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 00781-3408-95
- Ampicillin Sodium injection, Sandoz, 250 mg, vial, 10 count, NDC 00781-3402-95
- Ampicillin Sodium injection, Sandoz, 500 mg, vial, 10 count, NDC 00781-3407-95
- Ampicillin Sodium injection, WG Critical Care, 1 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 44567-0102-10
- Ampicillin Sodium injection, WG Critical Care, 10 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 44567-0104-10
- Ampicillin Sodium injection, WG Critical Care, 2 gram, vial, 10 count, NDC 44567-0103-10
- Ampicillin Sodium injection, WG Critical Care, 500 mg, vial, 10 count, NDC 44567-0101-10
Estimated Resupply Dates
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- Eugia has ampicillin 1 gram and 2 gram vials on intermittent back order and the company is releasing product as it becomes available.
- Piramal has all ampicillin presentations on back order and the company estimates a release date of May 2024.
- Sandoz has ampicillin 125 mg vials on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
Updated
Updated March 19, 2024 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created October 23, 2023 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2024, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
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