Caffeine Citrate Injection and Oral Solution
Last Updated: June 22, 2015
Status: Current
Products Affected - Description
Caffeine citrate injection
20 mg/mL, 3 mL vial (NDC 00517-0020-10)
Caffeine citrate injection, Caraco
20 mg/mL, 3 mL vial (NDC 47335-0289-40)
Caffeine citrate injection, Sagent
20 mg/mL, 3 mL vial (NDC 25021-0601-03)
Cafcit injection, West-Ward
20 mg/mL, 3 mL vial (NDC 55390-0357-03)
Caffeine citrate oral solution
Caffeine citrate oral solution, Caraco
20 mg/mL oral solution, 3 mL vial (NDC 47335-0290-44)
Caffeine citrate oral solution, Sagent
20 mg/mL, 3 mL vial (NDC 25021-0602-03)
Reason for the Shortage
- American Regent has caffeine citrate on shortage due to manufacturing delays.
- Caraco cannot provide a reason for the shortage.
- Paddock discontinued caffeine citrate injection and oral solution in May 2014.
- Sagent states the reason for the shortage is manufacturing delays.
- West-Ward Pharmaceuticals’ parent company, Hikma Pharmaceuticals, acquired Cafcit from Bedford in July 2014. West-Ward is actively marketing Cafcit injection.
Available Products
Caffeine citrate injection
20 mg/mL, 3 mL vial (NDC 63323-0407-03)
Caffeine citrate oral solution
20 mg/mL oral solution, 3 mL vial (NDC 63323-0406-03)
Estimated Resupply Dates
Caffeine citrate injection
- American Regent has caffeine citrate 20 mg/mL 3 mL vials for injection on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
- Caraco has caffeine citrate injection on long-term back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
- Sagent has caffeine citrate 20 mg/mL 3 mL vials on back order and the company estimate a release date of February 2015.
- West-Ward has Cafcit 20 mg/mL 3 mL vials on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
Caffeine citrate oral solution
- Caraco has caffeine citrate oral solution on long-term back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
- Sagent has caffeine citrate oral solution on back order and the company estimates a release date of February 2015.
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Updated
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