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Ephedrine Injection Shortage

Last Updated: April 28, 2025
Status: Current

Products Affected - Description
    • Emerphed injection, Nexus Pharmaceuticals, 5 mg/mL, 10 mL syringe, 10 count, NDC 14789-0251-10
    • Emerphed injection, Nexus Pharmaceuticals, 5 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 14789-0250-10
    • Emerphed injection, Nexus Pharmaceuticals, 5 mg/mL, 5 mL syringe, 10 count, NDC 14789-0252-10
    • Ephedrine injection, Endo Pharmaceuticals, 50 mg/mL, 1 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 42023-0216-25
Reason for the Shortage
    • Dr. Reddy's has ephedrine injection available.
    • Endo did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Exela has Avokaz injection available.
    • Hikma has ephedrine injection available.
    • Nexus did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Sandoz has ephedrine injection available.
Available Products
    • Akovaz injection, Exela Pharma Sciences, 5 mg/mL, 5 mL syringe, 10 count, NDC 51754-4250-03
    • Akovaz injection, Exela Pharma Sciences, 50 mg/mL, 1 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 51754-4200-24
    • Ephedrine injection, Dr. Reddy's, 50 mg/mL, 1 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 43598-0735-25
    • Ephedrine injection, Endo Pharmaceuticals, 5 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count, NDC 42023-0243-01
    • Ephedrine injection, Hikma, 5 mg/mL, 5 mL syringe, 10 count, NDC 00641-6236-10
    • Ephedrine injection, Hikma, 50 mg/mL, 1 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 00641-6238-25
    • Ephedrine injection, Sandoz, 50 mg/mL, 1 mL vial, 25 count, NDC 00781-3269-95

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • Endo has ephedrine 5 mg/mL 10 mL vials on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
    • Nexus has Emerphed 5 mg/mL 10 mL vials and 5 mg/mL 5 mL and 10 mL syringes on back order and the company estimates a release date of early-May 2025.

Updated

Updated April 28, 2025 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created April 21, 2025 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2025, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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