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50% Dextrose Injection Shortage

Last Updated: August 18, 2025
Status: Current

Products Affected - Description
    • 50% Dextrose intravenous injection, Pfizer, 50 mL LifeShield syringe, 10 count, NDC 00409-4902-34 - discontinued
    • 50% Dextrose intravenous injection, Pfizer, 50 mL Ansyr II Luer Lock syringe, 10 count, NDC 00409-7517-16
Reason for the Shortage
    • Amphastar has 50% dextrose injection available.
    • Pfizer has 50% dextrose on shortage due to manufacturing delays. The Abboject LifeShield syringes were discontinued in mid-2025.
Available Products
    • 50% Dextrose intravenous injection, Amphastar, 50 mL Luer-Jet syringe, 10 count, NDC 76329-3302-01
    • 50% Dextrose intravenous injection, Pfizer, 50 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 00409-6648-02

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • Pfizer has 50% dextrose 50 mL Ansyr II syringes available in limited supply.

Updated

Updated August 18, 2025 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created December 12, 2021 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2025, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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