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Amoxicillin Oral Presentations Shortage

Last Updated: April 1, 2025
Status: Current

Products Affected - Description
    • Amoxicillin oral capsule, Hikma, 500 mg, bottle, 500 count, NDC 00143-9939-05
    • Amoxicillin oral capsule, Rising Pharmaceuticals, 250 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 57237-0030-01
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Sandoz, 125 mg/5 mL, 150 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 00781-6039-55
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Sandoz, 125 mg/5 mL, 80 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 00781-6039-58
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Sandoz, 200 mg/5 mL, 50 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 00781-6156-52
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Sandoz, 400 mg/5 mL, 50 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 00781-6157-52
    • Amoxicillin tablet, Sandoz, 875 mg, 20 count, NDC 00781-5061-20
    • Amoxicillin tablet, Sandoz, 875 mg, 100 count, NDC 00781-5061-01
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Teva, 400 mg/5 mL, 75 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 00093-4161-78
    • Amoxicillin tablet, Teva, 500 mg, 100 count, NDC 00093-2263-01
Reason for the Shortage
    • Aurobindo refuses to provide availability information.
    • Hikma has amoxicillin oral presentations available.
    • Rising did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Sandoz did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Teva did not provide a reason for the shortage.
Available Products
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Hikma, 125 mg/5 mL, 100 mL bottle, NDC 00143-9888-01
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Hikma, 125 mg/5 mL, 150 mL bottle, NDC 00143-9888-15
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Hikma, 125 mg/5 mL, 80 mL bottle, NDC 00143-9888-80
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Hikma, 200 mg/5 mL, 100 mL bottle, NDC 00143-9886-01
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Hikma, 200 mg/5 mL, 50 mL bottle, NDC 00143-9886-50
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Hikma, 200 mg/5 mL, 75 mL bottle, NDC 00143-9886-75
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Hikma, 250 mg/5 mL, 100 mL bottle, NDC 00143-9889-01
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Hikma, 250 mg/5 mL, 150 mL bottle, NDC 00143-9889-15
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Hikma, 250 mg/5 mL, 80 mL bottle, NDC 00143-9889-80
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Hikma, 400 mg/5 mL, 100 mL bottle, NDC 00143-9887-01
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Hikma, 400 mg/5 mL, 50 mL bottle, NDC 00143-9887-50
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Hikma, 400 mg/5 mL, 75 mL bottle, NDC 00143-9887-75
    • Amoxicillin tablet, Hikma, 875 mg, 100 count, NDC 00143-9285-01
    • Amoxicillin oral capsule, Rising Pharmaceuticals, 250 mg, bottle, 500 count, NDC 57237-0030-05
    • Amoxicillin oral capsule, Rising Pharmaceuticals, 500 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 57237-0031-01
    • Amoxicillin oral capsule, Rising Pharmaceuticals, 500 mg, bottle, 500 count, NDC 57237-0031-05
    • Amoxicillin oral tablet, Rising Pharmaceuticals, 500 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 57237-0028-01
    • Amoxicillin oral tablet, Rising Pharmaceuticals, 875 mg, bottle, 20 count, NDC 57237-0029-20
    • Amoxicillin tablet, Rising Pharmaceuticals, 875 mg, 100 count, NDC 57237-0029-01
    • Amoxicillin oral capsule, Sandoz, 250 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00781-2020-01
    • Amoxicillin oral capsule, Sandoz, 250 mg, bottle, 500 count, NDC 00781-2020-05
    • Amoxicillin oral capsule, Sandoz, 500 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00781-2613-01
    • Amoxicillin oral capsule, Sandoz, 500 mg, bottle, 500 count, NDC 00781-2613-05
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Sandoz, 125 mg/5 mL, 100 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 00781-6039-46
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Sandoz, 200 mg/5 mL, 100 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 00781-6156-46
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Sandoz, 200 mg/5 mL, 75 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 00781-6156-57
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Sandoz, 250 mg/5 mL, 100 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 00781-6041-46
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Sandoz, 250 mg/5 mL, 150 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 00781-6041-55
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Sandoz, 250 mg/5 mL, 80 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 00781-6041-58
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Sandoz, 400 mg/5 mL, 100 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 00781-6157-46
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Sandoz, 400 mg/5 mL, 75 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 00781-6157-57
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Teva, 200 mg/5 mL, 100 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 00093-4160-73
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Teva, 200 mg/5 mL, 50 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 00093-4160-76
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Teva, 200 mg/5 mL, 75 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 00093-4160-78
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Teva, 250 mg/5 mL, 100 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 00093-4155-73
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Teva, 250 mg/5 mL, 150 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 00093-4155-80
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Teva, 250 mg/5 mL, 80 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 00093-4155-79
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Teva, 400 mg/5 mL, 100 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 00093-4161-73
    • Amoxicillin oral powder for suspension, Teva, 400 mg/5 mL, 50 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 00093-4161-76
    • Amoxicillin capsule, Teva, 250 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00093-3107-01
    • Amoxicillin capsule, Teva, 250 mg, bottle, 500 count, NDC 00093-3107-05
    • Amoxicillin capsule, Teva, 500 mg, bottle, 50 count, NDC 00093-3109-53
    • Amoxicillin capsule, Teva, 500 mg, bottle, 500 count, NDC 00093-3109-05
    • Amoxicillin chewable tablet, Teva, 125 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00093-2267-01
    • Amoxicillin chewable tablet, Teva, 250 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00093-2268-01
    • Amoxicillin tablet, Teva, 875 mg, 100 count, NDC 00093-2264-01

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • Hikma has amoxicillin 500 mg capsules in 500 count bottles on allocation.
    • Rising has amoxicillin 250 mg capsules in 100 count bottles on back order and the company estimates a release date of mid-April 2025.
    • Sandoz has amoxicillin 125 mg/5 mL in 80 mL bottles, 200 mg/5 mL in 50 mL bottles, and 875 mg tablets in 50 count and 100 count bottles on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date. Amoxicillin 125 mg/5 mL in 150 mL bottles and 400 mg/5 mL in 50 mL bottles are on allocation. The 125 mg/5 mL in 80 mL bottles are available with short expiration dating (February 2026). The 200 mg/5 mL in 50 mL bottles are also available with short expiration dating (August 2025).
    • Teva has amoxicillin 400 mg/5 mL in 75 mL bottles and 500 mg tablets in 100 count bottles on intermittent back order and the company is releasing supplies as they become available.

Alternative Agents & Management

    • FDA has issued a guidance document regarding compounding certain beta-lactam products in shortage. This can be found at: https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/compounding-certain-beta-lactam-products-shortage-under-section-503a-federal-food-drug-and-cosmetic?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
    • The American Academy of Pediatrics has antibiotic options for a variety of pediatric conditions at: https://publications.aap.org/redbook/resources/22761?autologincheck=redirected.

Updated

Updated April 1, 2025 by Leslie Jensen, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created October 20, 2022 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2025, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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