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Hydroxyzine Pamoate Oral Capsules Shortage

Last Updated: April 20, 2025
Status: Current

Products Affected - Description
    • Vistaril oral capsule, Pfizer, 50 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00069-5420-66
    • Hydroxyzine pamoate oral capsule, Avet Pharmaceuticals, 25 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 14539-0674-01
    • Hydroxyzine pamoate oral capsule, Avet Pharmaceuticals, 25 mg, bottle, 500 count, NDC 14539-0674-05
Reason for the Shortage
    • Amneal has hydroxyzine pamoate capsules available.
    • Avet did not provide a reason for the shortage.
    • Pfizer is not marketing Vistaril.
    • Sandoz has hydroxyzine pamoate capsules available.
    • Teva has hydroxyzine pamoate capsules available.
Available Products
    • Hydroxyzine pamoate oral capsule, Amneal, 25 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00115-1803-01
    • Hydroxyzine pamoate oral capsule, Amneal, 25 mg, bottle, 500 count, NDC 00115-1803-02
    • Hydroxyzine pamoate oral capsule, Amneal, 50 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00115-1804-01
    • Hydroxyzine pamoate oral capsule, Amneal, 50 mg, bottle, 500 count, NDC 00115-1804-02
    • Hydroxyzine pamoate oral capsule, Avet Pharmaceuticals, 50 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 14539-0675-01
    • Hydroxyzine pamoate oral capsule, Avet Pharmaceuticals, 50 mg, bottle, 500 count, NDC 14539-0675-05
    • Hydroxyzine pamoate oral capsule, Sandoz, 25 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00185-0674-01
    • Hydroxyzine pamoate oral capsule, Sandoz, 25 mg, bottle, 500 count, NDC 00185-0674-05
    • Hydroxyzine pamoate oral capsule, Sandoz, 50 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00185-0676-01
    • Hydroxyzine pamoate oral capsule, Sandoz, 50 mg, bottle, 500 count, NDC 00185-0676-05
    • Hydroxyzine pamoate oral capsule, Teva, 100 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00555-0324-02
    • Hydroxyzine pamoate oral capsule, Teva, 25 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00555-0323-02
    • Hydroxyzine pamoate oral capsule, Teva, 25 mg, bottle, 500 count, NDC 00555-0323-04
    • Hydroxyzine pamoate oral capsule, Teva, 50 mg, bottle, 100 count, NDC 00555-0302-02
    • Hydroxyzine pamoate oral capsule, Teva, 50 mg, bottle, 500 count, NDC 00555-0302-04

Estimated Resupply Dates

    • Avet has hydroxyzine pamoate 25 mg capsules in 100 count and 500 count bottles on back order and the company estimates a resupply date of April 2025.

Alternative Agents & Management

    • Avet's hydroxyzine pamoate capsules have an FDA Orange Book rating of BX (changed from AB in September 2021). These products are no longer considered therapeutically equivalent to Vistaril capsules.

Updated

Updated April 20, 2025 by Elyse MacDonald, PharmD, MS, BCPS. Created March 14, 2019 by Leslie Jensen, PharmD, Drug Information Specialist. © 2025, Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

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