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Tropicamide Ophthalmic Solution Shortage

Last Updated: April 4, 2024
Status: Current

Products Affected - Description
    • Tropicamide ophthalmic solution, Bausch Health, 0.5%, 15 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 24208-0590-64
    • Tropicamide ophthalmic solution, Bausch Health, 1%, 2 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 24208-0585-59
Reason for the Shortage
    • Akorn ceased operation in 2023.
    • Alcon has Mydriacyl 1% ophthalmic solution available.
    • Bausch Health did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Sandoz has tropicamide 1% ophthalmic solution available.
    • Somerset has tropicamide 1% ophthalmic solution available.
Available Products
    • Mydriacyl ophthalmic solution, Alcon Labs, 1%, 15 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 00065-0355-15
    • Tropicamide ophthalmic solution, Bausch Health, 1%, 15 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 24208-0585-64
    • Tropicamide ophthalmic solution, Sandoz, 0.5%, 15 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 61314-0354-01
    • Tropicamide ophthalmic solution, Sandoz, 1%, 15 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 61314-0355-02
    • Tropicamide ophthalmic solution, Sandoz, 1%, 3 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 61314-0355-01
    • Tropicamide ophthalmic solution, Somerset Therapeutics LLC, 1%, 15 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 70069-0121-01

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • Bausch Health has tropicamide 1% in 2 mL bottles on long-term back order and the company cannot estimate a release date. Tropicamide 0.5% in 15 mL bottles is on intermittent back order and the company is releasing supplies as they become available.

Updated

Updated April 4, 2024 by Leslie Jensen, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created March 20, 2019 by Leslie Jensen, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2024, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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