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Sodium Bicarbonate Injection Shortage

Last Updated: November 7, 2016
Status: Resolved

Products Affected - Description
    • Sodium Bicarbonate injection, Amphastar, 8.4%, 50 mL syringe, 10 count, NDC 00548-3352-01
Reason for the Shortage
    • Amphastar has sodium bicarbonate available.
    • Fresenius Kabi is not currently manufacturing sodium bicarbonate 4.2% 5 mL vials.
    • Hospira has sodium bicarbonate available.
    • Hospira is the sole supplier of the 4.2% 10 mL syringes used in pediatric patients.
Available Products
    • Sodium Bicarbonate injection, Amphastar, 8.4%, 50 mL syringe, 10 count, NDC 76329-3352-01
    • Sodium Bicarbonate injection, Pfizer, 4.2%, 10 mL LifeShield syringe, 10 count, NDC 00409-5534-34
    • Sodium Bicarbonate injection, Pfizer, 7.5%, 50 mL LifeShield syringe, 10 count, NDC 00409-4916-34
    • Sodium Bicarbonate injection, Pfizer, 8.4%, 10 mL syringe, 10 count, NDC 00409-4900-34
    • Sodium Bicarbonate injection, Pfizer, 8.4%, 50 mL LifeShield syringe, 10 count, NDC 00409-6637-34
    • Sodium Bicarbonate injection, Pfizer, 8.4%, 50 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 00409-6625-02

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • All marketed presentations are available.

Updated

Updated November 7, 2016 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created March 5, 2015 by Jane Chandramouli, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Copyright 2017, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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