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Difluprednate Ophthalmic Emulsion Shortage

Last Updated: March 30, 2025
Status: Current

Products Affected - Description
    • Difluprednate ophthalmic emulsion, Exelan Pharmaceuticals, 0.05%, 5 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 76282-0708-50
Reason for the Shortage
    • Amneal has difluprednate ophthalmic emulsion available.
    • Exelan has difluprednate ophthalmic emulsion on shortage due to manufacturing delays.
    • Sandoz has difluprednate and Durezol ophthalmic emulsions available. Durezol's NDC number was recently changed.
Available Products
    • Durezol ophthalmic emulsion, Sandoz, 0.05%, 5 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 66758-0086-75
    • Difluprednate ophthalmic emulsion, Amneal, 0.05%, 5 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 69238-1380-03
    • Difluprednate ophthalmic emulsion, Sandoz, 0.05%, 5 mL bottle, 1 count, NDC 00781-6000-78

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • Exelan has 0.05% difluprednate 5 mL bottles on long-term back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.

Updated

Updated March 30, 2025 by Elyse MacDonald, PharmD, MS, BCPS. Created April 17, 2024 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2025, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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