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Calcium Chloride Injection

Last Updated: July 3, 2017
Status: Current

Calcium Chloride Injection

Products Affected - Description
  • Calcium chloride intravenous injection, American Regent
    100 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 25 count (NDC 00517-2710-25) 

 
Calcium chloride intravenous injection, Amphastar
100 mg/mL, 10 mL Luer-Jet syringe, 10 count (NDC 76329-3304-01)
 
Calcium chloride intravenous injection, Pfizer
100 mg/mL, 10 mL Ansyr syringe, 10 count (NDC 00409-1631-10)
100 mg/mL, 10 mL LifeShield syringe, 10 count (NDC 00409-4928-34)
 
Reason for the Shortage
    • American Regent has calcium chloride on shortage due to manufacturing delays.
    • Amphastar has calcium chloride on shortage due to increased demand.
    • Pfizer has calcium chloride on shortage due to manufacturing delays.  
    • Mylan Institutional has withdrawn calcium chloride syringes from the market.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.
Available Products
  • There is insufficient supply for usual ordering

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • American Regent has calcium chloride 100 mg/mL 10 mL vials on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
    • Amphastar has calcium chloride 100 mg/mL 10 mL syringes on intermittent back order with regular releases.
    • Pfizer has calcium chloride 100 mg/mL 10 mL Ansyr syringes on allocation. The 100 mg/mL 10 mL LifeShield syringes are on back order and the company estimates a release date of mid-July 2017.

Updated

July 3, June 22, May 11, April 18, March 1, February 16, 2017; December 20, November 22, August 24, July 19, May 16, April 8, March 2, February 1, 2016; December 23, November 9, September 17, July 15, June 17, May 11, April 16, February 27, January 16, 2015; December 18, November 21, October 23, September 11, August 7, May 8, February 26, January 13, 2014; November 15, September 27, August 26, July 16, June 10, May 24, April 23, March 25, February 26, January 23, 2013; December 31, November 6, September 27, August 16, July 25, June 27, May 22, April 19, March 5, February 22, January 27, 2012; December 13, November 29, October 31, September 28, August 2, July 22, June 1, May 2, April 29, March 14, February 15, January 28, 2011; December 21, November 16, October 22, September 20, August 11, July 19, 2010, University of Utah, Drug Information Service. Copyright 2017, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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