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Heparin Lock Flush Syringes Shortage

Last Updated: May 25, 2025
Status: Current

Products Affected - Description
    • Heparin Sodium, BBraun, 100 unit/mL, 5 mL syringe, 1,000 count, NDC 63807-0600-05 - discontinued
    • Heparin Sodium, Medefil, Inc., 10 unit/mL, 1 mL fill in 6 mL prefilled syringe, NDC 64253-0222-21
    • Heparin Sodium, Medefil, Inc., 10 unit/mL, 3 mL fill in 12 mL prefilled syringe, NDC 64253-0222-33
    • Heparin Sodium, Medefil, Inc., 10 unit/mL, 3 mL fill in 6 mL prefilled syringe, NDC 64253-0222-23
    • Heparin Sodium, Medefil, Inc., 10 unit/mL, 5 mL fill in 12 mL prefilled syringe, NDC 64253-0222-35
    • Heparin Sodium, Medefil, Inc., 100 unit/mL, 3 mL fill in 6 mL prefilled syringe, NDC 64253-0333-23
    • Heparin Sodium, Medefil, Inc., 100 unit/mL, 5 mL fill in 12 mL prefilled syringe, NDC 64253-0333-35
Reason for the Shortage
    • BBraun discontinued heparin lock flush syringes.
    • BD Medical has heparin lock flush syringes available.
    • Medefil did not provide a reason for the shortage.
Available Products
    • BD Posiflush, BD, 10 unit/mL, 3 mL fill in 3 mL syringe, 30 count, NDC 08290-3064-13
    • BD Posiflush, BD, 10 unit/mL, 5 mL fill in 5 mL syringe, 30 count, NDC 08290-3064-14
    • BD Posiflush, BD, 100 unit/mL, 5 mL fill in 5 mL syringe, 30 count, NDC 08290-3064-24
    • Heparin Sodium, Medefil, Inc., 1 unit/mL, 2 mL fill in 6 mL prefilled syringe, NDC 64253-0444-22
    • Heparin Sodium, Medefil, Inc., 1 unit/mL, 5 mL fill in 6 mL prefilled syringe, NDC 64253-0444-25
    • Heparin Sodium, Medefil, Inc., 100 unit/mL, 1 mL fill in 6 mL prefilled syringe, NDC 64253-0333-21
    • Heparin Sodium, Medefil, Inc., 100 unit/mL, 3 mL fill in 12 mL prefilled syringe, NDC 64253-0333-33

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • Medefil has most heparin lock flush syringes on intermittent back order with regular releases.

Updated

Updated May 25, 2025 by Elyse MacDonald, PharmD, MS, BCPS. Created January 6, 2025 by Leslie Jensen, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2025, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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