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Esmolol Injection Shortage

Last Updated: July 16, 2024
Status: Current

Products Affected - Description
    • Esmolol, Baxter, 10 mg/mL, 10 mL preservative-free vial, 25 count, NDC 01001-9120-01
    • Esmolol, Eugia US, 10 mg/mL, 10 mL preservative-free vial, 25 count, NDC 55150-0194-10
    • Esmolol, Fresenius Kabi, 10 mg/mL, 10 mL preservative-free vial, 25 count, NDC 63323-0652-10
    • Esmolol, Mylan Institutional (Viatris), 10 mg/mL, 10 mL preservative-free vial, 10 count, NDC 67457-0182-10
    • Esmolol, WG Critical Care, 10 mg/mL, 250 mL in water premixed bag, 10 count, NDC 44567-0811-10
    • Esmolol, WG Critical Care, 20 mg/mL, 100 mL in water premixed bag, 10 count, NDC 44567-0812-10
Reason for the Shortage
    • Amneal has esmolol injection available.
    • Baxter has esmolol on shortage due to increased demand.
    • Eugia did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Fresenius Kabi did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Sagent has esmolol injection available.
    • Viatris did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • WG Critical Care has esmolol on shortage due to shipping delays.
Available Products
    • Brevibloc, Baxter, 10 mg/mL, 10 mL preservative-free vial, 25 count, NDC 01001-9115-01
    • Brevibloc, Baxter, 10 mg/mL, 250 mL premixed bag, 10 count, NDC 01001-9055-61
    • Brevibloc, Baxter, 20 mg/mL, 100 mL premixed bag, 10 count, NDC 01001-9075-87
    • Esmolol, Amneal, 10 mg/mL, 250 mL in sodium chloride premixed bag, 10 count, NDC 70121-1716-07
    • Esmolol, Amneal, 20 mg/mL, 100 mL in sodium chloride premixed bag, 10 count, NDC 70121-1717-07
    • Esmolol, Mylan Institutional (Viatris), 10 mg/mL, 250 mL premixed bag, 10 count, NDC 67457-0657-25
    • Esmolol, Mylan Institutional (Viatris), 20 mg/mL, 100 mL premixed bag, 10 count, NDC 67457-0685-10
    • Esmolol, Sagent, 10 mg/mL, 250 mL premixed bag, 10 count, NDC 25021-0308-84
    • Esmolol, Sagent, 20 mg/mL, 100 mL premixed bag, 10 count, NDC 25021-0309-82
    • Esmolol, WG Critical Care, 10 mg/mL, 250 mL in sodium chloride premixed bag, 10 count, NDC 44567-0450-10
    • Esmolol, WG Critical Care, 20 mg/mL, 100 mL in sodium chloride premixed bag, 10 count, NDC 44567-0451-10

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • Baxter has esmolol 10 mg/mL 10 mL vials available in limited supply.
    • Eugia has esmolol 10 mg/mL 10 mL vials on intermittent back order and the company is releasing product as it becomes available.
    • Fresenius Kabi has esmolol 10 mg/mL 10 mL vials on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
    • Viatris has esmolol 10 mg/mL 10 mL vials on back order and the company estimates a release date of mid- to late-August 2024.
    • WG Critical Care has esmolol 10 mg/mL 250 mL premixed bags in water and 20 mg/mL 100 mL premixed bags in water on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.

Updated

Created July 16, 2024 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2024, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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