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Clindamycin Phosphate Injection Shortage

Last Updated: July 1, 2025
Status: Current

Products Affected - Description
    • Cleocin injection, Pfizer, 150 mg/mL, 2 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 00009-0870-26
    • Cleocin injection, Pfizer, 150 mg/mL, 4 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 00009-0775-26
    • Cleocin injection, Pfizer, 150 mg/mL, 6 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 00009-0902-18
    • Cleocin injection, Pfizer, 150 mg/mL, 60 mL bulk vial, 5 count, NDC 00009-0728-09
    • Clindamycin phosphate injection, Sagent, 150 mg/mL, 60 mL bulk vial, 1 count, NDC 25021-0115-51
Reason for the Shortage
    • Almaject discontinued clindamycin injection in 2023.
    • Baxter has clindamycin injection available.
    • Hikma has clindamycin injection available.
    • Pfizer has clindamycin injection on shortage due to manufacturing delays.
    • Sagent has clindamycin injection on shortage due to increased demand.
    • Sandoz has clindamycin injection available.
Available Products
    • Clindamycin phosphate injection, Baxter, 300 mg/50 mL, in 0.9% sodium chloride premixed container, 24 count, NDC 00338-9545-24
    • Clindamycin phosphate injection, Baxter, 300 mg/50 mL, in 5% dextrose premixed container, 24 count, NDC 00338-3410-24
    • Clindamycin phosphate injection, Baxter, 600 mg/50 mL, in 0.9% sodium chloride premixed container, 24 count, NDC 00338-9549-24
    • Clindamycin phosphate injection, Baxter, 600 mg/50 mL, in 5% dextrose premixed container, 24 count, NDC 00338-3612-24
    • Clindamycin phosphate injection, Baxter, 900 mg/50 mL, in 0.9% sodium chloride premixed container, 24 count, NDC 00338-9553-24
    • Clindamycin phosphate injection, Baxter, 900 mg/50 mL, in 5% dextrose premixed container, 24 count, NDC 00338-3814-24
    • Clindamycin phosphate injection, Hikma, 300 mg/50 mL, in 5% dextrose premixed container, 60 count, NDC 00143-9267-01
    • Clindamycin phosphate injection, Hikma, 600 mg/50 mL, in 5% dextrose premixed container, 60 count, NDC 00143-9268-01
    • Clindamycin phosphate injection, Hikma, 900 mg/50 mL, in 5% dextrose premixed container, 60 count, NDC 00143-9269-01
    • Clindamycin phosphate injection, Sagent, 150 mg/mL, 2 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 25021-0115-02
    • Clindamycin phosphate injection, Sagent, 150 mg/mL, 4 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 25021-0115-04
    • Clindamycin phosphate injection, Sagent, 150 mg/mL, 6 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 25021-0115-06
    • Clindamycin phosphate injection, Sandoz, 300 mg/50 mL, in 5% dextrose premixed container, 24 count, NDC 00781-3288-09
    • Clindamycin phosphate injection, Sandoz, 600 mg/50 mL, in 5% dextrose premixed container, 24 count, NDC 00781-3289-09
    • Clindamycin phosphate injection, Sandoz, 900 mg/50 mL, in 5% dextrose premixed container, 24 count, NDC 00781-3290-09

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • Sagent has clindamycin phosphate 150 mg/mL 60 mL vials on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
    • Pfizer has Cleocin 150 mg/mL 2 mL, 4 mL, 6 mL, and 60 mL vials on back order and the company estimates a release date of July 2025 for the 2 mL, 6 mL, and 60 mL vials and August 2025 for the 4 mL vials.

Updated

Updated July 1, 2025 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created June 13, 2013 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2025, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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