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Promethazine Injection Shortage

Last Updated: March 1, 2018
Status: Resolved

Products Affected - Description
    • Promethazine injection, Pfizer, 25 mg/mL, 1 mL Carpuject syringe, 10 count, NDC 00409-2312-31
    • Promethazine injection, Teva, 25 mg/mL, 1 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 00703-2191-04
    • Promethazine injection, Teva, 50 mg/mL, 1 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 00703-2201-04
Reason for the Shortage
    • Teva is not marketing promethazine injection at this time.
    • West-Ward has promethazine available.
    • Hospira discontinued promethazine in 2016.
    • X-Gen has promethazine available.
Available Products
    • Phenergan injection, West-Ward, 25 mg/mL, 1 mL ampule, 25 count, NDC 00641-6082-25
    • Phenergan injection, West-Ward, 25 mg/mL, 1 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 00641-6084-25
    • Phenergan injection, West-Ward, 50 mg/mL, 1 mL ampule, 25 count, NDC 00641-6083-25
    • Phenergan injection, West-Ward, 50 mg/mL, 1 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 00641-6085-25
    • Promethazine injection, West-Ward, 25 mg/mL, 1 mL ampule, 25 count, NDC 00641-1495-35
    • Promethazine injection, West-Ward, 25 mg/mL, 1 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 00641-0928-25
    • Promethazine injection, West-Ward, 50 mg/mL, 1 mL ampule, 25 count, NDC 00641-1496-35
    • Promethazine injection, West-Ward, 50 mg/mL, 1 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 00641-0929-25
    • Promethazine injection, X-Gen, 25 mg/mL, 1 mL ampule, 25 count, NDC 39822-5525-03
    • Promethazine injection, X-Gen, 50 mg/mL, 1 mL ampule, 25 count, NDC 39822-5550-06

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • All marketed presentations are available.

Updated

Updated March 1, 2018 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created June 22, 2010 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Copyright 2018, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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