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Docetaxel Injection Shortage

Last Updated: May 3, 2024
Status: Current

Products Affected - Description
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Accord, 20 mg/mL, 1 mL vial, NDC 16729-0267-63
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Accord, 20 mg/mL, 4 mL vial, NDC 16729-0267-64
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Accord, 20 mg/mL, 8 mL vial, NDC 16729-0267-65
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Armas Pharmaceuticals, 20 mg/mL, 1 mL vial, NDC 72485-0214-01
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Armas Pharmaceuticals, 20 mg/mL, 4 mL vial, NDC 72485-0215-04
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Armas Pharmaceuticals, 20 mg/mL, 8 mL vial, NDC 72485-0216-08
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Eugia US, 10 mg/mL, 16 mL vial, NDC 55150-0380-01
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Eugia US, 10 mg/mL, 2 mL vial, NDC 55150-0378-01
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Eugia US, 10 mg/mL, 8 mL vial, NDC 55150-0379-01
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Hikma, 20 mg/mL, 1 mL vial, NDC 00143-9204-01
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Hikma, 20 mg/mL, 4 mL vial, NDC 00143-9205-01
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Ingenus Pharmaceuticals, 10 mg/mL, 16 mL vial, NDC 50742-0463-16
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Ingenus Pharmaceuticals, 10 mg/mL, 2 mL vial, NDC 50742-0428-02
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Ingenus Pharmaceuticals, 10 mg/mL, 8 mL vial, NDC 50742-0431-08
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Sagent, 10 mg/mL, 16 mL vial, NDC 25021-0254-16
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Sagent, 10 mg/mL, 8 mL vial, NDC 25021-0254-08
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Teva, 20 mg/mL, 1 mL vial, NDC 45963-0734-54
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Xiromed, 10 mg/mL, 16 mL vial, NDC 70700-0176-22
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Xiromed, 10 mg/mL, 2 mL vial, NDC 70700-0174-22
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Xiromed, 10 mg/mL, 8 mL vial, NDC 70700-0175-22
Reason for the Shortage
    • Accord has docetaxel on manufacturing back order.
    • Armas did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Baxter has docetaxel injection available.
    • Curae Pharma360 estimates a launch date in early third-quarter 2023.
    • Eugia did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Hikma did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Ingenus did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Meitheal has docetaxel injection available.
    • Pfizer has docetaxel injection available.
    • Sagent did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Sandoz did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Sun Pharm has discontinued docetaxel injection.
    • Teva did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Viatris did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Winthrop has docetaxel injection available.
    • Xiromed did not provide a reason for the shortage.
Available Products
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Baxter, 10 mg/mL, 16 mL vial, NDC 43066-0010-01
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Baxter, 10 mg/mL, 2 mL vial, NDC 43066-0001-01
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Baxter, 10 mg/mL, 8 mL vial, NDC 43066-0006-01
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Meitheal Pharmaceuticals, 10 mg/mL, 16 mL vial, NDC 71288-0144-16
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Meitheal Pharmaceuticals, 10 mg/mL, 8 mL vial, NDC 71288-0144-08
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Mylan (Viatris), 10 mg/mL, 16 mL vial, NDC 67457-0533-16
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Mylan (Viatris), 10 mg/mL, 2 mL vial, NDC 67457-0531-02
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Mylan (Viatris), 10 mg/mL, 8 mL vial, NDC 67457-0532-08
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Mylan (Viatris), 20 mg/mL, 8 mL vial, NDC 67457-0781-08
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Pfizer, 10 mg/mL, 16 mL vial, NDC 00409-0201-20
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Pfizer, 10 mg/mL, 2 mL vial, NDC 00409-0201-02
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Pfizer, 10 mg/mL, 8 mL vial, NDC 00409-0201-10
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Pfizer, 20 mg/mL, 1 mL vial, NDC 00409-0366-01
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Pfizer, 20 mg/mL, 4 mL vial, NDC 00409-0367-01
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Pfizer, 20 mg/mL, 8 mL vial, NDC 00409-0368-01
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Sagent, 20 mg/mL, 1 mL vial, NDC 25021-0245-01
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Sagent, 20 mg/mL, 4 mL vial, NDC 25021-0245-04
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Sandoz, 10 mg/mL, 16 mL vial, NDC 66758-0050-03
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Sandoz, 10 mg/mL, 2 mL vial, NDC 66758-0050-01
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Sandoz, 10 mg/mL, 8 mL vial, NDC 66758-0050-02
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Teva, 20 mg/mL, 4 mL vial, NDC 45963-0765-52
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Winthrop, 20 mg/mL, 1 mL vial, NDC 00955-1020-01
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Winthrop, 20 mg/mL, 4 mL vial, NDC 00955-1021-04
    • Docetaxel intravenous solution for injection, Winthrop, 20 mg/mL, 8 mL vial, NDC 00955-1022-08

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • Accord has docetaxel injection on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
    • Armas has docetaxel injection on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
    • Eugia has docetaxel 10 mg/mL 2 mL vials on long-term back order and the company cannot estimate a release date. The 10 mg/mL 8 mL and 16 mL vials are on intermittent back order and the company is releasing supplies as they become available.
    • Hikma has 20 mg/mL 1 mL and 4 mL vials on back order and the company estimates a release date of late-July 2024.
    • Ingenus has docetaxel injection on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
    • Sagent has docetaxel 10 mg/mL 8 mL and 16 mL vials on back order and the company estimates a release date of May 2024.
    • Teva has docetaxel 20 mg/mL 1 mL vials on back order and the company estimates a release date of May 2024.
    • Xiromed has docetaxel injection on long-term back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.

Alternative Agents & Management

    • Consider evaluating the health-care system's total supply of docetaxel before beginning patients on combination chemotherapy regimens containing docetaxel. If adequate supplies are not available, select an alternative regimen.
    • The choice of an alternative agent must be patient-specific and based on renal function, liver function, and the neoplasm type and location. No single agent can be substituted for docetaxel.
    • Consult a Hematology/Oncology specialist for patient- and neoplasm-specific recommendations.
    • Refer to the ASHP Guidelines on Managing Drug Product Shortages for more guidance on developing a multidisciplinary plan when the supply must be allocated. https://www.ashp.org/-/media/assets/policy-guidelines/docs/guidelines/managing-drug-product-shortages.pdf
    • Refer to national guidelines such as those from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (www.nccn.org) or American Society of Clinical Oncology (http://www.asco.org/) for additional information regarding therapeutic use.

Updated

Updated May 3, 2024 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created February 27, 2023 by Leslie Jensen, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2024, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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