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Deferoxamine Injection Shortage

Last Updated: May 20, 2024
Status: Current

Products Affected - Description
    • Desferal injection, Novartis, 500 mg, vial, 4 count, NDC 00078-0467-91
Reason for the Shortage
    • Apotex has deferoxamine injection available.
    • Fresenius Kabi has deferoxamine injection available.
    • Pfizer has deferoxamine injection available.
    • Novartis did not provide a reason for the shortage.
Available Products
    • Deferoxamine injection, Apotex, 2 gram, vial, 4 count, NDC 60505-6237-06
    • Deferoxamine injection, Apotex, 500 mg, vial, 4 count, NDC 60505-6236-06
    • Deferoxamine injection, Fresenius Kabi, 2 gram, vial, 1 count, NDC 63323-0599-30
    • Deferoxamine injection, Fresenius Kabi, 500 mg, vial, 1 count, NDC 63323-0597-10
    • Deferoxamine injection, Pfizer, 2 gram, vial, 4 count, NDC 00409-2337-25

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • Novartis has Desferal 500 mg vials on back order and the company estimates a release date of early-June 2024.

Updated

Updated May 20, 2024 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created May 7, 2024 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2024, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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