Epinephrine Auto-Injectors
Last Updated: November 23, 2022
Status: Current
Products Affected - Description
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- Symjepi injection, Sandoz, 0.3 mg/0.3 mL, auto-injector, 2 count, NDC 00781-3442-20 - discontinued
- Symjepi injection, US WorldMeds, LLC, 0.15 mg/0.3 mL, auto-injector, 2 count, NDC 78670-0131-02
- Symjepi injection, US WorldMeds, LLC, 0.3 mg/0.3 mL, auto-injector, 2 count, NDC 78670-0130-02
Reason for the Shortage
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- Amneal has epinephrine auto-injectors available.
- Kaleo has Auvi-Q available only through specific distributors.
- Mylan has EpiPen and EpiPen Jr available.
- US WorldMeds did not provide a reason for the shortage.
- Teva has epinephrine auto-injectors available.
Available Products
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- Auvi-Q injection, Kaleo, 0.1 mg/0.1 mL, auto-injector, 2 count, NDC 60842-0021-01
- Auvi-Q injection, Kaleo, 0.15 mg/0.15 mL, auto-injector, 2 count, NDC 60842-0022-01
- Auvi-Q injection, Kaleo, 0.3 mg/0.3 mL, auto-injector, 2 count, NDC 60842-0023-01
- EpiPen injection, Mylan (Viatris), 0.3 mg/0.3 mL, auto-injector, 2 count, NDC 49502-0500-02
- EpiPen Jr injection, Mylan (Viatris), 0.15 mg/0.3 mL, auto-injector, 2 count, NDC 49502-0501-02
- Epinephrine injection, Amneal, 0.15 mg/0.15 mL, auto-injector, 2 count, NDC 00115-1695-49
- Epinephrine injection, Amneal, 0.3 mg/0.3 mL, auto-injector, 2 count, NDC 00115-1694-49
- Epinephrine injection, Mylan (Viatris), 0.15 mg/0.3 mL, auto-injector, 2 count, NDC 49502-0101-02
- Epinephrine injection, Mylan (Viatris), 0.3 mg/0.3 mL, auto-injector, 2 count, NDC 49502-0102-02
- Epinephrine injection, Teva, 0.15 mg/0.3 mL, auto-injector, 2 count, NDC 00093-5985-27
- Epinephrine injection, Teva, 0.3 mg/0.3 mL, auto-injector, 2 count, NDC 00093-5986-27
Estimated Resupply Dates
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- US Worldmeds has Symjepi auto-injectors on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
Safety
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- FDA has extended the expiration dating for certain lots of EpiPen and some generic epinephrine auto-injectors. https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-shortages/search-list-extended-use-dates-assist-drug-shortages
Updated
Updated November 23, 2022 by Leslie Jensen, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created May 3, 2018 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2022, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
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