DSB: Drug Shortages - October 2015 Save
Each month, RheumNow reviews compiled listings of drug shortages germane to the practive of rheumatology using several sources. If you have suggestions or information about specific drug shortages or drug safety issues please email us at info@rheumnow.com.
Our primary sources of information include: Drugs.com, the FDA and the University of Utah pharmacy (see table below).
Recently the FDA stated 37% of shortages were due to factory issues and the remaining causes are from manufacturing delays or capacity issues. Some shortages are resolved over the calendar year.
Reported Drug Shortages as of October 28, 2015
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Reason for shortage |
Estimated Availability |
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Acetaminophen #3 (300/30 mg codeine) |
Market conditions or not known |
Monthly allocations; cannot estimate |
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Azathioprine tablets (50 mg) |
Fewer manufacturers; on back order. |
Product on long term backorder |
|
Chloroquine tablets (250, 500 mg) |
Fewer manufacturers. Another has shortage due to 3rd party supply issues. |
Unknown; product on long term backorder |
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Dexamethasone injection (4mg/ml) |
Manufacturing delays, demand issues |
Back order; estimated January 2016 |
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Epinephrine injection |
Product discontinuations, increased demand. |
Intermittent backorder |
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Hydroxychloroquine tablets (200 mg) |
Company buy-outs, regulatory issues, increased demand |
HCQ back order; will release as HCQ becomes available |
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Ketorolac injection (15, 30, 60mg/ml) |
Back ordered, increase demand |
Estimated December 2015 |
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Leflunomide (10 mg, 20 mg) |
Apotex stopped manufacturing; trouble obtaining active ingredient; Sanofi-Aventis has not reported their reason |
10 mg, 20 mg now in supply or on tight allocation - estimated return to full supply January 2016 |
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Lidocaine injection, 1%, 2% (2 ml, 5 ml, 10 ml vials) |
Manufacturing delays, increased demand |
Sometime in 2016 |
| Methylprednisolone acetate injection (40mg/ml, 80mg/ml) | Unknown; market demand | No Estimated release date |
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Tacrolimus tablets (0.5, 1.0, 5 mg) |
Fewer makers, manufacturing delays |
Unknown; intermittent back order |
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Source:http://www.ashp.org/DrugShortages/Current http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/default.cfm |
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RESOLVED Shortages: Azathioprine; Hydroxychloroquine; Bactrim; B12 injectable
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