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Epinephrine Auto-Injectors Shortage

Last Updated: April 14, 2025
Status: Current

Products Affected - Description
    • 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
    • Symjepi injection, Sandoz, 0.3 mg/0.3 mL, auto-injector, 2 count, NDC 00781-3442-20 - discontinued
    • 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
Reason for the Shortage
    • Amneal has epinephrine auto-injectors available.
    • Kaleo has Auvi-Q available only through specific distributors.
    • Mylan did not provide a reason for the shortage of EpiPen and EpiPen Jr.
    • Teva did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • US Worldmeds no longer manufactures Symjepi.
Available Products
    • 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
    • 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

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • Mylan has EpiPen and EpiPen Jr auto-injectors on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
    • Teva has epinephrine 0.15 mg/0.3 mL and 0.3 mg/0.3 mL auto-injectors on intermittent back order and the company is releasing supplies as they become available.

Updated

Updated April 14, 2025 by Leslie Jensen, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. Created May 3, 2018 by Michelle Wheeler, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2025, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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