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Ondansetron Hydrochloride Injection Shortage

Last Updated: May 14, 2024
Status: Current

Products Affected - Description
    • Ondansetron injection, Hikma, 2 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 1 count, NDC 00641-6079-01
    • Ondansetron injection, Pfizer, 2 mg/mL, 2 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 00409-4755-03
    • Ondansetron injection, Pfizer, 2 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 1 count, NDC 00409-4759-01
Reason for the Shortage
    • Apotex has ondansetron injection available.
    • Avet has ondansetron injection available.
    • AuroMedics is no longer marketing ondansetron injection.
    • Fosun has ondansetron injection available.
    • Fresenius Kabi has ondansetron injection available.
    • Hikma did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Viatris discontinued ondansetron 2 mL vials in December 2021 and the 20 mL vials were discontinued in June 2022.
    • Pfizer has ondansetron injection on back order due to manufacturing delays.
    • Sagent has ondansetron injection available. The 20 mL vials were discontinued in 2021.
    • Novartis discontinued Zofran 20 mL vials in May 2018.
Available Products
    • Ondansetron injection, Apotex, 2 mg/mL, 2 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 60505-6130-05
    • Ondansetron injection, Avet Pharmaceuticals, 2 mg/mL, 2 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 23155-0547-42
    • Ondansetron injection, Avet Pharmaceuticals, 2 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 1 count, NDC 23155-0549-31
    • Ondansetron injection, Fosun Pharma, 2 mg/mL, 2 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 72266-0123-01
    • Ondansetron injection, Fosun Pharma, 2 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 1 count, NDC 72266-0124-01
    • Ondansetron injection, Fresenius Kabi, 2 mg/mL, 2 mL RFID prefilled syringe, 24 count, NDC 76045-0216-20
    • Ondansetron injection, Fresenius Kabi, 2 mg/mL, 2 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 63323-0373-02
    • Ondansetron injection, Fresenius Kabi, 2 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 1 count, NDC 63323-0374-20
    • Ondansetron injection, Hikma, 2 mg/mL, 2 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 00641-6078-25
    • Ondansetron injection, Sagent, 2 mg/mL, 2 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 25021-0777-02

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • Hikma has ondansetron 2 mg/mL 20 mL vials on back order and the company estimates a release date of mid-May 2024.
    • Pfizer has ondansetron 2 mg/mL 2 mL and 20 mL vials on back order and the company estimates a release date of June 2024 for the 2 mL vials and July 2024 for the 20 mL vials.

Updated

Updated May 14, 2024 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created March 8, 2018 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2024, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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