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Penicillin V Potassium Oral Presentations Shortage

Last Updated: June 30, 2024
Status: Current

Products Affected - Description
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral tablet, Rising Pharmaceuticals, 250 mg (400,000 Units), bottle, 1,000 count, NDC 57237-0040-99
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral tablet, Rising Pharmaceuticals, 500 mg (800,000 Units), bottle, 1,000 count, NDC 57237-0041-99
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral solution, Teva, 250 mg (400,000 Units)/5 mL, 200 mL bottle, NDC 00093-4127-74
Reason for the Shortage
    • Hikma has penicillin oral tablets available.
    • Rising did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Sandoz has penicillin oral tablets temporarily unavailable.
    • Teva did not provide a reason for the shortage.
Available Products
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral tablet, Hikma, 250 mg (400,000 Units), bottle, 100 count, NDC 00143-9837-01
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral tablet, Hikma, 250 mg (400,000 Units), bottle, 1,000 count, NDC 00143-9837-10
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral tablet, Hikma, 500 mg (800,000 Units), bottle, 100 count, NDC 00143-9836-01
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral tablet, Hikma, 500 mg (800,000 Units), bottle, 1,000 count, NDC 00143-9836-10
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral tablet, Rising Pharmaceuticals, 250 mg (400,000 Units), bottle, 100 count, NDC 57237-0040-01
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral tablet, Rising Pharmaceuticals, 500 mg (800,000 Units), bottle, 100 count, NDC 57237-0041-01
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral tablet, Rising Pharmaceuticals, 500 mg (800,000 Units), bottle, 500 count, NDC 57237-0041-05
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral solution, Teva, 125 mg (200,000 Units)/5 mL, 100 mL bottle, NDC 00093-4125-73
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral solution, Teva, 125 mg (200,000 Units)/5 mL, 200 mL bottle, NDC 00093-4125-74
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral solution, Teva, 250 mg (400,000 Units)/5 mL, 100 mL bottle, NDC 00093-4127-73
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral tablet, Teva, 250 mg (400,000 Units), bottle, 100 count, NDC 00093-1172-01
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral tablet, Teva, 250 mg (400,000 Units), bottle, 1000 count, NDC 00093-1172-10
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral tablet, Teva, 500 mg (800,000 Units), bottle, 100 count, NDC 00093-1174-01
    • Penicillin V Potassium oral tablet, Teva, 500 mg (800,000 Units), bottle, 1000 count, NDC 00093-1174-10

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • Rising has penicillin 250 mg tablets and 500 mg tablets in 1,000 count bottles on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
    • Teva has penicillin 250 mg/5 mL in 200 mL bottles are also on intermittent back order and the company is releasing supplies as they become available.

Updated

Updated June 30, 2024 by Elyse MacDonald, PharmD, MS, BCPS. Created May 17, 2023 by Leslie Jensen, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2024, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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