Etomidate Injection
Last Updated: July 10, 2017
Status: Current
etomidate Injection
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Amidate injection, Pfizer
2 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count (NDC 00517-0780-10)
2 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 10 count (NDC 00517-0781-10)
2 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count (NDC 67457-0477-10)
2 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 10 count (NDC 67457-0456-21)
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- Pfizer has Amidate on shortage due to manufacturing delays. Pfizer discontinued etomidate ampules in October 2016.
- Mylan has etomidate available.
- Par Sterile Products discontinued etomidate in early 2015.
- Sagent is no longer marketing etomidate.
- Zydus had etomidate on shortage due to an increase in demand.
- AuroMedics launched etomidate in mid-2017 and product is available.
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Etomidate injection, AuroMedics
2 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count (NDC 55150-0221-10)
2 mg/mL, 20 mL vial, 10 count (NDC 55150-0222-20)
2 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count (NDC 00143-9506-10)
2 mg/mL, 10 mL vial, 10 count (NDC 68382-0545-07)
Estimated Resupply Dates
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- American Regent has etomidate 2 mg/mL 10 mL and 20 mL vials available with an expiration date of November 2017.
- Mylan Institutional has etomidate 2 mg/mL 10 mL and 20 mL vials available with an expiration date of March 2018.
- Pfizer has Amidate 2 mg/mL 20 mL LifeShield syringes on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date. The 2 mg/mL 10 mL vials are on back order and the company estimates a release date of late-July 2017. The 2 mg/mL 20 mL vials are available in limited supply.
Safety
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Clinicians must take extra care to ensure safe use of etomidate when using different presentations than those normally stocked.
| Cocaine Topical Solution | Resolved |
| Ketamine Injection | Resolved |
| Methohexital Injection | Resolved |
| Propofol Injection | Resolved |
| Thiopental Injection | No Longer Available |
Updated
July 10, May 10 and 5, March 21, 14 and 7, February 21, 2017; December 19 and 14, November 1, September 27, August 25, June 2, January 29, 2016; December 11, November 30, October 29, September 4, August 24 and 13, July 15, April 28, 17 and 16, March 23 and 2, February 12, 2015; December 22 and 18, October 3, September 17 and 5, August 7 and 1, July 15 and 8, May 16, March 31 and 20, February 27 and 21, January 24, 2014; December 12 and 6, October 24 and 9, September 3, July 25, June 29 and 11, May 28 and 7, April 23, 9 and 3, March 8, February 25 and 13, January 31, 29, 22 and 11, 2013; December 14 and 7, November 19 and 5, October 4, September 14, August 7, July 25 and 19, June 18, May 29 and 2, April 3, March 21, 14 and 2, February 27, 14 and 7, January 31, 27 and 4, 2012; December 19 and 6, October 26, August 31 and 3, July 6, 2011, University of Utah, Drug Information Service. Copyright 2017, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
