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Calcium Chloride Injection Shortage

Last Updated: January 5, 2021
Status: Resolved

Reason for the Shortage
    • American Regent had calcium chloride on shortage due to requirements for complying with good manufacturing practices.
    • Amphastar has calcium chloride available.
    • Medefil launched calcium chloride 10 mL syringes in early-November 2019.
    • Mylan Institutional has withdrawn calcium chloride syringes from the market. The company recalled the syringes in April 2015 due to incompatibility of the syringes and some needless adaptors.
    • Pfizer had calcium chloride on shortage due to manufacturing delays.
Available Products
    • Calcium chloride intravenous injection, American Regent, 100 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 00517-6710-10
    • Calcium chloride intravenous injection, Amphastar, 100 mg/mL, 10 mL Luer-Jet syringe, 10 count, NDC 76329-3304-01
    • Calcium chloride intravenous injection, Medefil, Inc., 100 mg/mL, 10 mL syringe, 60 count, NDC 64253-0900-36
    • Calcium chloride intravenous injection, Pfizer, 100 mg/mL, 10 mL Ansyr syringe, 10 count, NDC 00409-1631-10
    • Calcium chloride intravenous injection, Pfizer, 100 mg/mL, 10 mL LifeShield syringe, 10 count, NDC 00409-4928-34

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • All presentations are available.

Updated

Updated January 5, 2021 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created July 6, 2010 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2021, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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