Amiodarone Injection Shortage
Last Updated: April 6, 2025
Status: Current
Products Affected - Description
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- Nexterone injection, Baxter, 360 mg/200 mL, premixed bag, 10 count, NDC 43066-0360-20
- Amiodarone injection, Fresenius Kabi, 50 mg/mL, 3 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 63323-0616-03
- Amiodarone injection, Fresenius Kabi, 50 mg/mL, 9 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 63323-0616-09
- Amiodarone injection, Hikma, 50 mg/mL, 3 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 00143-9875-25
- Amiodarone injection, Slate Run Pharmaceuticals, 50 mg/mL, 18 mL vial, 1 count, NDC 70436-0232-50
- Amiodarone injection, Slate Run Pharmaceuticals, 50 mg/mL, 3 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 70436-0232-52
- Amiodarone injection, Slate Run Pharmaceuticals, 50 mg/mL, 9 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 70436-0232-62
Reason for the Shortage
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- AuroMedics discontinued amiodarone in mid-2021.
- Baxter has Nexterone premixed bags on shortage due to manufacturing delays.
- Fresenius Kabi did not provide a reason for the shortage.
- Hikma did not provide a reason for the shortage.
- Viatris did not provide a reason for the shortage.
- Sagent discontinued amiodarone 50 mg/mL 3 mL syringes in June 2019.
- Slate Run Pharmaceuticals are launching amiodarone 3 mL, 9 mL, and 18 mL vials in March 2025.
Available Products
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- Nexterone injection, Baxter, 150 mg/100 mL, premixed bag, 12 count, NDC 43066-0150-10
- Amiodarone injection, Mylan Institutional (Viatris), 50 mg/mL, 18 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 67457-0153-18
- Amiodarone injection, Mylan Institutional (Viatris), 50 mg/mL, 3 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 67457-0153-03
- Amiodarone injection, Mylan Institutional (Viatris), 50 mg/mL, 9 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 67457-0153-09
Estimated Resupply Dates
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- Fresenius Kabi has amiodarone 50 mg/mL 3 mL and 9 mL vials on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
- Hikma has amiodarone 50 mg/mL 3 mL vials on back order and the company estimates a release date of mid-May 2025.
- Baxter has Nexterone 360 mg/200 mL premixes on allocation.
- Slate Run Pharmaceuticals has amiodarone 3 mL, 9 mL, and 18 mL vials on allocation.
Updated
Updated April 6, 2025 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created January 6, 2018 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2025, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
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